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Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leave world few options to confront growing pollution crisis
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the failed talks is...
Failed plastics treaty talks leave no clear path to address growing pollution problem
The Globe and Mail
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August 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Nations remain deadlocked over whether the global plastics treaty should reduce exponential growth of plastic production and put controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics.Martial Trezzini/The Associated Press...
UN plastics treaty talks end in deadlock as nations fail to agree
Telengana Today
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August 15, 2025
Negotiations at the UN in Geneva on a global plastics treaty have ended without an agreement. Deadlock persists over caps on plastic production versus waste management. Delegates vow to continue talks amid calls for urgent action to curb...
Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Once again negotiators will leave the plastic summit this week without a treaty, having failed to reach agreement in what was supposed to have been the final round of talks. The delegates, who were attempting to complete a crucial treaty to end...
Negotiators in Geneva remain deadlocked on plastic pollution treaty
Express & Star
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August 15, 2025
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution will not reach an agreement in Geneva on Friday. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office in Geneva to try to complete a landmark treaty to...
No agreement reached on a plastic pollution treaty in Geneva
Imperial Valley Press - California
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GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in Geneva Friday. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office in Geneva to try to complete a landmark...
Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement
CBS News
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Geneva — Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations offices...
Negotiators won't reach an agreement in Geneva on a plastic pollution treaty
WDBO 107.3FM 580AM - Florida
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August 15, 2025
GENEVA — (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in Geneva Friday. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office in Geneva to try to complete a landmark...
New Zealand and Australian leaders discuss stronger military ties against China
World Socialist Web Site
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August 15, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon [Photo: AP/Jason Edwards, Finnish Government]Australia’s Labor Party Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with New Zealand’s right-wing National Party Prime Minister...
Not acceptable: Pacific Small Island Developing States on new Plastic draft…
Pacific News Service
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With just 30 hours left before the close of the resumed fifth session of negotiations for a global plastics treaty, Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) have expressed deep disappointment over a new draft text they say fails the very...
How to watch Rugby Championship 2025: free live streams and key dates
TechRadar
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August 14, 2025
Watch Rugby Championship 2025 live streams with the Springboks taking on the challenge for their title from the Wallabies, All Blacks and Pumas between this August and October. Below we have all the info on how to watch Rugby Championship from...
Pacific Ministers arrive in Geneva for final push on global Plastics treaty
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 13, 2025
First published by SPREP Pacific Ministers began their day with a high-level Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) briefing at Palais des Nations, Geneva, joining heads of delegations from the membership’s 39 small island developing states. Over...
Friends to all: Agreement with Australia to shape Vanuatu security landscape
The Strategist
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August 14, 2025
Vanuatu and Australia are poised to sign a reshaped and reformed broader strategic agreement in September that will supersede the stalled 2022 bilateral security agreement. In addition to boosting Vanuatu’s security sector, the new agreement—worth...
Will Australia's shift on Palestinian state impact our alliances in the region?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
Australia's move to recognise a Palestinian state marks a historic shift in its policy and brings it in line with many of its South-East Asian neighbours. However, Australia's decision goes against many of its Pacific neighbours to the east, who...
Australia and Vanuatu agree to pact worth $500m atop a volcano
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
Senior ministers from Australia and Vanuatu have trooped to the top of an active volcano on the island of Tanna for a ceremony to celebrate a major new pact between the two countries. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Deputy Prime Minister Richard...
Australia and Vanuatu agree to $328m security and business deal
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 14, 2025
Australia and Vanuatu have agreed to a ten-year deal, aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, worth A$500m ($328m; £241m). The so-called Nakamal agreement - the result of months of negotiations - will transform Australia's relationship...
U.S. eyes deeper ties with Cook Islands
Samoa News
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August 13, 2025
#. US-Cook Islands meet PACIFIC NEWS BRIEFS w_header Compiled by Samoa News staff The United States is looking to build stronger ties with the Cook Islands following a historic diplomatic visit this week by its Chargé d'Affaires, David Gehrenbeck,...
How will fisheries change in a hotter world? Experts share
Mongabay
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August 13, 2025
Fifty years from now, in 2075, global ocean temperatures are forecast to rise by between 2° and 5° Celsius (3.6° and 9° Fahrenheit). Warming is already reshaping fisheries worldwide, and even more dramatic changes are expected as fish largely move...
Australia and Vanuatu close to signing Nakamal Agreement worth $500m
Pacific News Service
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Australia and Vanuatu are close to signing an “ambitious” new strategic pact that will see the federal government plough about half a billion dollars into the Pacific island country over the next decade. Vanuatu’s Council of Ministers is widely...
How to watch Premier League 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
TechRadar
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August 12, 2025
2025/26's Premier League live streams see Arne Slot leading Liverpool into the season as champions, with Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest all hoping to dethrone them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Premier League 2025/26...