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What to know about PHA biodegradable plastic and how it could help Southeast Asia
(SUWON, South Korea) -- South Korean conglomerate CJ Cheiljedang is jumping into the global market to begin mass production of PHA biodegradable plastic, or polyhydroxyalkanoates. PHA is considered a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastic because the new technology allows its plastic waste to decompose completely in ...
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How colonial-era debt helped shape Haiti’s poverty and political unrest
(NEW YORK) -- When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. It's a financial conundrum that those experts ...
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Nigeria’s men’s team aims for Africa’s 1st Olympic basketball medal
(TOKYO) -- It was one of the most lopsided losses in Olympic basketball history: Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Team USA thrashed the Nigerian men’s basketball team by 83 points in London in 2012, with a final score of 156-73. “I remember that game,” said ...
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US sanctions Cuba over crackdown on protests in 1st steps toward new policy
(WASHINGTON) — In his first steps toward his own Cuba policy, President Joe Biden is sanctioning the Cuban defense minister and its special forces for the aggressive crackdowns on protests across the island nation earlier this month, the White House announced Thursday. Those protests were ...
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Russia battered by deadly COVID 3rd wave
(RUSSIA) -- Russia is enduring a devastating third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, registering record numbers of daily virus deaths many days for the past month as the virus rages in the country where there are few quarantine restrictions in place and much of ...
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Despite security threats, Afghans who US will evacuate have to make their own way to Kabul
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan has issued its first notifications to Afghans who worked for the U.S. mission and will be evacuated to an American military base in Virginia that flights are set to start next week as the U.S. withdraws the ...
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At least 25 dead after flash flooding in China causes year’s worth of rain in three days
(HONG KONG) -- Rescue efforts are underway as flash floods in China's central city of Zhengzhou killed at least 25 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others. Local forecasters say it is the heaviest downpour they have seen in decades, with nearly a year's ...
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Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke
(LONDON) -- The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday over a joke he made about the Holocaust as a comedian in 1998. A video clip resurfaced online of Kentaro Kobayashi's performance during a comedy show more than 20 ...
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Prince George smiles in photo taken by Duchess Kate to mark his 8th birthday
(LONDON) -- Prince George is turning 8, and stealing the show in a new photo released to mark his birthday. George, who was born on July 22, 2013, was photographed earlier this month in Norfolk, England, where his family has a home. George's mom, Kate, the ...
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After Biden administration releases 1st Guantanamo prisoner, remaining detainees hope for swift action
(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) -- Following the transfer of the first Guantánamo Bay inmate of the Biden administration this week, remaining detainees at the offshore prison are hoping that a change in policy from the Trump years will bode well for their release, according to ...
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U.N. committee strips Liverpool of World Heritage status
(NEW YORK) -- The city of Liverpool, England was stripped of its World Heritage status on Wednesday, after a U.N. committee determined that the recent construction has been detrimental to its value. Liverpool was inscribed on the United Nations' Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization's ...
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Brisbane awarded 2032 Summer Olympic Games
(BRISBANE, Australia) -- The 2032 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Brisbane, Australia, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Wednesday. The IOC steered the bidding for the 2032 Games towards Brisbane, avoiding rival bids. The city was given exclusive negotiating rights in February, ...
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