Egyptian official says province to ban single use plastics

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:06:02 +0000

Egyptian official says province to ban single use plastics

An Egyptian province on the Red Sea will impose a ban on disposable plastics, prohibiting everything from single use straws to plastic bags.

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Firefighters contain fire in China’s mountains where 30 died

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:33:25 +0000

Firefighters contain fire in China's mountains where 30 died

Firefighters has contained a blaze high in the rugged forested mountains of western China that claimed the lives of 30 colleagues.

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Pope: Women have ‘legitimate claims’ for justice, equality

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:39:21 +0000

Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality

VATICAN CITY  — Pope Francis said Tuesday that women have “legitimate claims” to seek more justice and equality in the Catholic Church, but stopped short of endorsing more sweeping calls from his own bishops to recognize the “urgency of an inevitable change” to give them leadership roles.

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Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 05:25:44 +0000

Trump's threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm

EL PASO, Texas — President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border raised fears Monday of dire economic consequences in the U.S. and an upheaval of daily life in a stretch of the country that relies on the international flow of not just goods and services but also students, families and workers.

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Conversion is not your mission, Pope tells Catholics in Morocco

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:11:50 +0000

RABAT (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Morocco’s tiny Catholic community yesterday their role in the predominantly Muslim country was not to convert their neighbors but live in brotherhood with all other faiths. Francis has used his two-day trip to stress inter-faith dialogue. He has also backed Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s efforts to spread a form […]

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Comedian is center stage as Ukraine holds presidential vote

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:05:05 +0000

KIEV (Reuters) – The top three contenders in Ukraine’s presidential elections cast their vote yesterday in a first round which a comedian – who happens to play a fictional president in a popular TV series – is tipped to win. Political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, who is appealing to voters fed up with entrenched corruption, […]

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Meghan to shun London hospital famed for royal births: The Sun

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:54:05 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan Markle has broken a four-decade tradition by shunning the London hospital where many royal babies, including her husband Britain’s Prince Harry, were born, The Sun newspaper reported. Meghan and Harry, who married last year, are expecting their first child this spring. But the former actress has opted not to give birth […]

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World landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:31:09 +0000

The United Nations headquarters in New York City, the pyramids of Egypt, and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were among top world monuments plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to put the spotlight on climate change and its impact on the planet. Organized by environmental watchdog World Wildlife Fund, […]

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