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E-waste: Burning old TVs – the toxic trade in electrical waste
BBC E-waste is trafficked as reusable goods into several poorer countries then either burnt or dumped after valuable metals have…
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Perfume boss David Crisp caught on video saying he ignored Russia sanctions
Facebook David Crisp sold his high-end perfume in Russia A British businessman caught on camera confessing he was illegally selling…
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Five key takeaways from COP29
Reuters Activists were more confrontational at this COP than others COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn…
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Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, Jan Egeland warns
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed…
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Nominee Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary completes line-up
Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture, completing his cabinet roster. He made the announcement…
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South Korean man convicted of dodging draft by binge eating
A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining…
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Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian attacks
More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Another156 are said to…
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‘We knew Christmas before your ancestors’
AFP Orthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British…
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Body of missing rabbi Zvi Kogan found in UAE, Israel says
The body of a rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, the Israeli government has…
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Landmark $300bn for poorer nations in climate deal
Eko Siswono Toyudho/Getty Images New funding could help vulnerable countries prepare for the worst impacts of climate change Richer countries…
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