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Cameroon environmentalists tackle plastic pollution in Wouri River

FRANCE24, 05 Jun 2021
Cameroon produces 6 million tonnes of waste every year, including 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste. Piles of plastic have ended up in the Wouri River in Douala, one of the most polluted rivers in Africa after the Nile and the Niger, where environmental activists have been collecting it and taking it to be recycled.

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Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply snags

Reuters, 24 Jun 2021
Amazon’s Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the U.S., even though discounts were limited by issues with the supply chain.

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A victim of tyranny. That was the defiant cover story of the last ever edition of the Apple Daily - as Hong Kong's final pro-democracy newspaper wrote its own obituary.

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Biden's speech writer is 'the dumbest person in the world': Brandon Tatum

FOX, 24 Jun 2021
Former police officer Brandon Tatum and New York Post's Sohrab Amari discuss Biden's gun control plan and critical race theory.

Polls open in Gibraltar's abortion referendum

AFP, 24 Jun 2021
People queue outside a polling station in Gibraltar to vote on plans to ease draconian abortion laws in a referendum delayed for over a year by the coronavirus pandemic.

Schumer, Pelosi Hope For July Infrastructure Vote

NBC, 24 Jun 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say they hope Congress will vote on both the budget reconciliation bill and the infrastructure package by July.

Software pioneer & fugitive John McAfee dead at 75

AP, 24 Jun 2021
John McAfee, the security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles, was found dead in his jail cell near Barc...

COVID-19 survivor who beat all odds inspires health care workers

CA, 24 Jun 2021
When Jaime Vargas, 53, arrived at Toronto's Michael Garron Hospital with COVID-19, he was one of the sickest people doctors had ever seen.

Home prices surge to record highs

CBS, 24 Jun 2021
U.S. home prices were up by nearly 24% in May compared to last year, the highest surge in more than two decades.

Why has the Hoover Dam hit an historically low water level?

BBC, 24 Jun 2021
The largest reservoir in the US has fallen to the lowest level in history. The troubling milestone at Lake Mead, which is formed by the Hoover Dam, is the latest consequence of ...

Qantas Set to Emerge From Covid Mess Stronger Than Ever

Bloomberg, 24 Jun 2021
Jun.23 -- Qantas Airways Ltd. is poised to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic than other aviation peers.

WATCH LIVE: Director Christopher Wray testifies on FBI budget

PBS, 24 Jun 2021
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'The worst is yet to come': Draft UN climate report warns of drastic changes over 30 years

FRANCE24, 24 Jun 2021
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the

The Press Preview - a first look at Thursday's headlines

Sky, 24 Jun 2021
Anna Botting takes a first look at Thursday's headlines - with Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror, and parliamentary sketch writer and Telegraph columnist Madel...

Suicide has been 4 times deadlier than combat for US soldiers - study

RT, 24 Jun 2021
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Business leaders issue stark warning to Boris Johnson over food shortages

ITV, 24 Jun 2021
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Widower: Covid 'long haulers' need mental health support immediately

CNN, 24 Jun 2021
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'Poor man': Queen expresses sympathy for Matt Hancock

Guardian, 24 Jun 2021
The Queen has held her first in-person weekly audience with the prime minister in 15 months, and informed him she had been speaking to 'your secretary of state for health, poor ...

Hong Kong residents flock to buy last edition of Apple Daily

Reuters, 24 Jun 2021
Hong Kong residents rushed to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which was forced to close after 26 years amid a national security crack...

Merkel to give final parliamentary address to the German Bundestag

DW, 24 Jun 2021
It's another "last of" that's being closely watched in Germany as the Merkel era comes to end.