Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution | AP News

Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time. It’s the third gathering in a compressed five-meeting schedule intended to

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80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention | AP News

80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention | AP News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eighty people, including convicted criminals considered dangerous, have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week that their indefinite detention was unconstitutional, the immigration minister said Monday.A member of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority won freedom Wednesday when the court outlawed his indefinite detention. Australia

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Dubai Air Show opening as aviation soars following pandemic lockdowns, even as wars cloud horizon | AP News

Dubai Air Show opening as aviation soars following pandemic lockdowns, even as wars cloud horizon | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The biennial Dubai Air Show opens Monday as airlines are poised to make major aircraft purchases after rebounding from the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security.That conflict, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, likely will influence the five-day show at

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