Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plasticswww.theguardian.com Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible
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Trump’s Plan to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Senseforeignpolicy.com The policy would directly counter the one thing he claims to be fighting against.
Internal memo reveals Anti-Defamation League surveillance of leftwing activistwww.theguardian.com Self-styled anti-hate group tracked Black organizer who opposed links between US police and Israeli military
‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture warwww.theguardian.com The ex-president is ranting about low water pressure and attacking mundane rules and technologies – and Republicans in Congress are now following his lead
Far-right National Rally strengthening in final polls ahead of votewww.theguardian.com Marine Le Pen’s party has pledged to boost spending power, slash immigration and restore law and order
Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza | CNNwww.cnn.com Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his pale sunken face, as he drifts in and out of sleep.
Foreign Police Officers Land on the Ground in Haitiwww.nytimes.com The first wave of a 2,500-member international force sent to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation has arrived, but critics worry the plan will fail.
Bodies seen on the streets as Kenyan police fire live rounds at protesters | CNNwww.cnn.com Kenyan police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi Tuesday as outrage swelled against a controversial finance bill that has sparked widespread protests.
Hawaii agrees to settle youth climate change lawsuitwww.reuters.com Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation system that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Fossil fuel use reaches global record despite clean energy growthwww.theguardian.com Report finds developing countries are increasing reliance on coal, gas and oil as overall demand for energy rises
World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report sayswww.reuters.com The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses saywww.bbc.com More than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of Greek coastguard actions, BBC analysis reveals.
Sam Bankman-Fried funded a group with racist ties. FTX wants its $5m backwww.theguardian.com The Guardian reveals FTX trustees, in charge after the CEO’s downfall, allege payments were made with looted funds
Creating a throw-away culture: How companies ingrained plastics in modern lifewww.npr.org Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.
Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’www.nytimes.com One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.
Thousands gather at White House for pro-Palestinian protestwww.theguardian.com Police use pepper spray as demonstrators unfurl red banner to symbolize Joe Biden’s response to Israel’s war on Gaza
Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgmentwww.theguardian.com The Infowars host dropped his petition for bankruptcy protection, now opting instead for liquidation of company
World War II veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling to France for D-Day’s 80th anniversary | CNNwww.cnn.com Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to Honor Flight Rochester, a veteran’...
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysiswww.theguardian.com Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money