Since China stopped accepting recycling from the US, activists say they have observed plastic waste piling up in developing countries. The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (Gaia), a backer of the deal, says it found villages in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia that had “turned into dumpsites over the course of a year”.

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Nearly all the world's countries sign deal to stem flow of plastic waste into poor nations – exce...

Deal will improve handling of plastic waste and prevent it from getting washed or dumped into oceans and rivers, UN says

186 countries will now start combating harmful plastic waste with the notable exception of the United States

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Almost every country in the world agrees deal to cut plastic pollution – except US

‘Countries have decided to do something which will translate into real action,’ says UN leader

“Why your future is more predictable than you think.”

The neuroscientist on how much of our life is predetermined.

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Neuroscientist Dr Hannah Critchlow: ‘Changing the way that you think is cognitively costly’

The Cambridge scientist examines the role of fate in our lives,

Experts have been appointed to track down source of the videos posted on social media

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Schoolgirl dance craze prompts government crackdown in Iran

Experts appointed to track down source of videos posted on social media

‘It’s not about any one person, it’s about ‘We, the people

eople’

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Trump wants to turn nonpartisan Fourth of July celebrations into a glorified campaign rally

‘It’s not about any one person, it’s about ‘We, the people’, says Democrat

Now she could face criminal charges

TRUMP AMERIKA

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A US government lawyer stopped to help three asylum seekers on a highway

Trump administration has stepped up punitive measures targeting citizens who provide compassionate assistance to migrants

Why do many think it acceptable for the white judge Brett Kavanaugh to lose his cool in public, but not the black tennis champion Serena Williams?

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How women and minorities are claiming their right to rage

Why do many think it acceptable for the white judge Brett Kavanaugh to lose his cool in public, but not the black tennis champion Serena Williams?

CRIMINAL CAPITALISM

US prosecutors say Jho Low, 37, transferred $21.6m to rapper Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel for 2012 re-election bid

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1MDB: Fugees rapper and Malaysian businessman indicted over Obama donations

US prosecutors say Jho Low, 37, transferred $21.6m to rapper Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel for 2012 re-election bid

“We need a rigorous programme of analyses with a detailed map and regular follow-ups.”

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Notre Dame firefighters should be tested for lead, say campaigners

Those who battled cathedral blaze could have been exposed to toxic substances, say experts

VENICE BIENNALE  ART SHOW UPDATED

The great strength of art is that it’s able to explore meanings that are ambiguous and complex, that leave you with questions rather than answers.”

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Climate to fake news: Venice Biennale takes on era's big challenges

Ralph Rugoff’s exhibition also explores rightwing politics, migration and surveillance

In the era of "fake news" and social media echo chambers, Venice's Biennale art fair is challenging preconceived biases by suggesting other ways of contextualising modern society's biggest issues.
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📷'Discordo Ergo Sum' by Austrian artist Renate Bertlmann, "Flight" by Polish artist Roman Stanczak, "Musk Ox" by American sculptor Jimmie Durham

One of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, Vienna's Life Ball, will be held for the last time in June, the organiser said.

Launched by former make-up artist Keszler, among others, and hosted in the prestigious surroundings of Vienna's Town Hall, the ball has raised around 30 million euros ($34 million) for anti-AIDS causes within Austria and abroad.

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Curtain falls on Vienna AIDS ball after 26 years

One of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, Vienna's Life Ball, will be held for the last time in June, the organiser said Friday. Gery Keszler said the progress achieved in fighting AIDS over the 26 years since the ball's inception meant it had become harder to raise funds to hold the