Buried in the soil, dotting riverbanks and bobbing along streams: a small Belgian town has waged a years-long fight against creeping pollution from plastic pellets – which the EU now has in its sights. A spectacular spill of microplastics on Spain’s Galician coast cast a spotlight on the problem late last year, after a container […]
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On a cold winter evening in a car park in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, queues are already forming before former airline pilot Pantelis Panteli arrives in a small van to sell his produce. After being made redundant following the closure of Cyprus Airways in 2013, Panteli decided to try his hand at cheese-making. He hasn’t […]
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday adjourned till tomorrow (Wednesday) hearing on pleas relating to inclusion of PTI-backed independents in the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and allotment of reserved seats. A five-member commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja heard six petitions against the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in the Election […]
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A senior police officer was martyred and three others were injured in firing by terrorists on law enforcers in an intelligence-based operation on Tuesday. Terrorists opened fire on policemen as a result of which SP Ijaz Khan was martyred and three DSPs were injured. Teams of police and rescue personnel reached the spot and said […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar hopes that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its verdict according to the wishes of people. Speaking to media in Islamabad, he said the people of Pakistan gave their verdict on Feb 8 and now the ECP should follow the suit. “We always respect the decision of […]
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An accountability court indicted the PTI founder and his wife Bushra Bibi in the ill-famous 190 million pound case – also previously known as Al-Qadir Trust case – as the judge, Nasir Javed Rana, held hearing at the Adiala jail. All the cases involving the former PTI chairman are being heard on the jail premises […]
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Blasting him for not convening the National Assembly’s inaugural session, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said President Arif Alvi wasn’t suitable for the office and many legal issues would create problems for him. Alvi had completed his tenure and trampled the constitution in the past too, Bilawal and cited the dissolution of National […]
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The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday showed displeasure on Sindh police in the case registered against Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid. The court sought report from IG Sindh, prosecutor general Sindh and SSP Kemari over the petition of Sheikh Rashid already moved in IHC. Earlier, the veteran politician had moved a petition in […]
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Officials from the International Monetary Fund and the Ukrainian government on Thursday reached a staff-level agreement on updated economic policies, paving the way to release about $880 million once approved by the IMF’s board, the fund said. The agreement came after six days of meetings between Ukrainian officials and IMF staff in Warsaw, Poland as […]
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When she arrived in England almost two years ago, Mila Panchenko thought her months-long journey from the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol was over and she could settle down. But, after moving home four times since then, the 55-year-old Ukrainian has been declared homeless and her future is unclear. She has nowhere to return to. […]
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