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It is estimated that the planet is covered with about 400 million tons plastic waste every year that will not break over time. But this week, scientists said they may have found a way to help, thanks to tiny organisms in one of the coldest regions on Earth. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL recently uncovered Arctic and Alpine microbes that could be the key to eliminating some forms of plastic waste. Microbes, they found, will eat certain types of plastic left in their environment, a discovery that could help pave the way…

A Hong Kong newspaper announced Thursday that it will stop publishing cartoons by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after filing government complaints, another example of restrictions on speech and the media following a Beijing-led crackdown . The Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao did not say why its 40-year partnership with Wong Kei-kwan is ending on Sunday. Wong, better known by his pen name Zunzi, told The Associated Press that the decision was made through mutual consultation. “Everyone knows why the post should be stopped, but no one will ‘confirm’ the reason,” he said in a text message to the AP…

SAN DIEGO/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – The United States will lift the COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 on Thursday night, a major change that has drawn tens of thousands of migrants to the border between the U.S. and Mexico, having the local communities. and intensifying political divisions. The number of people caught crossing illegally has increased in recent weeks, with daily arrests exceeding 10,000 on Monday and Tuesday. US border cities have struggled to accommodate newcomers and provide transportation to other destinations. As of Wednesday morning, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had more than 28,000 migrants in…

BBC board members will have to declare when they have social drinks or attend dinners with cabinet ministers, following the resignation of Richard Sharp as chairman of the broadcaster. Sharp announced his intention to leave the BBC last month after an external investigation concluded he should have declared his connection to a secret £800,000 loan to Boris Johnson. The BBC’s board has now concluded that in future “meetings between board members and senior political figures, including social events”, should be recorded. Given that the BBC’s board members include some of the country’s most well-connected businessmen and civil servants, this creates…

CNN — Britain has delivered multiple “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles to Ukraine, giving the nation a new long-range strike capability ahead of a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces, several senior Western officials told CNN. U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace called the donation “Ukraine’s best chance to defend itself against Russia’s continued brutality,” confirming the deal Thursday after CNN exclusively reported the deal. The Storm Shadow is a long-range cruise missile with stealth capabilities, jointly developed by the United Kingdom and France, that is normally launched from the air. With a firing range of more than 250 km, or 155 miles,…

The PPI data reveal the slowdown in price pressures US PPI inflation data printed a favorable decline in both core and headline numbers. April’s year-on-year print revealed a 2.3% increase compared to expectations of 2.5% and below last month’s 2.7%. Also, the Core PPI printed 3.2% against expectations of 3.3% and is below the previous 3.4%. Month-on-month, PPI rose 0.2% in April compared with last month’s fall of 0.5% and against expectations for a 0.3% rise, suggesting that while the general direction of travel remains constructive, prices show little motivation to move lower. . Recommended by Richard Snow See what…

A man was found with a fatal gunshot wound Wednesday at a Wawa in Riverview, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the Wawa at the corner of U.S. Highway 301 and Gibsonton Drive around 8:30 p.m., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Deputies and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a local hospital where he died, officers said. The sheriff’s office did not release the man’s name, citing Marsy’s Law. The shooting happened in…

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday that if the political situation in Pakistan is “nothing new”, instability and uncertainty in the neighboring country will have an impact on India. He also said that the ruling party in Pakistan, instead of fighting the opposition politically, uses agencies to put them in jail and “unfortunately the same process is being used” in India. “What is happening in Pakistan, unfortunately, is nothing new. Since Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, whenever a government comes, the opposition is imprisoned. It will affect us. Instability and uncertainty will affect us, but this disease has also infected d…