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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power…
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu’s prime minister Feleti Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, U.S and Taiwan – from attending. The...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit
Taipei Times
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August 16, 2025
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feletei Teo said his country might pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners — including China, the US and Taiwan — from attending. The...
Plastic pollution treaty talks end without an agreement
The Rising Nepal
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Geneva, Aug. 16: Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United...
The island that could disappear completely due to climate change: sea levels would rise and it would be underwater
MARCA
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August 17, 2025
Climate change and its consequences is one of the issues that most worries experts to such an extent that the levels of oceans and seas continue to rise due to melting ice, in addition to the increase in global temperatures and natural phenomena...
Failed plastics negotiations leave few options to confront pollution crisis
The Gleaner
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August 17, 2025
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 devastating, as it...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Tuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending. The...
UN plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject failure’ after negotiators reject proposals
Irish Independent
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Despite three years of negotiations and mounting evidence of the health and environmental toll of plastics, delegates failed to agree on whether a treaty should stop the growth of plastic production and regulate harmful chemicals internationally....
No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations fail in Geneva
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
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...
Bid to reach world's first plastic pollution treaty ends in failure after 10-day UN conference
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
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 devastating, as it...
Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without a deal
Canada's National Observer
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August 15, 2025
Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office to...
Geneva plastics negotiations fall apart, leaving few avenues to tackle the pollution crisis
Canada's National Observer
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August 15, 2025
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...
Talks on global plastic pollution treaty end with no agreement
Global News
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August 15, 2025
Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date. Nations were meeting for an 11th day at the United Nations office to...
‘Historic opportunity missed’: World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 15, 2025
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Plastic pollution on a Lamma Island beach in...
Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva highlight pollution crisis
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
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...
Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Collapse in Geneva
Morocco World News
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August 15, 2025
Casablanca – Ten days of high-stakes negotiations between 185 nations aimed at forging the world’s first legally binding treaty to combat plastic pollution ended in deadlock on Friday, with diplomats leaving the United Nations’ Palais des Nations...
UN plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject failure’ as negotiators reject draft treaties
The Independent
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August 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
The Manila Times
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August 15, 2025
(UPDATE) GENEVA, Switzerland — Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart on Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Negotiators from 185 nations...
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...
Global plastic pollution treaty talks collapse over lack of consensus
The Express Tribune
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August 15, 2025
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday's deadline...
UN talks fail to get agreement for treaty on plastic pollution following opposition from the US
The Irish Times
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Countries failed to agree on the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution in a final round of UN talks after three years of negotiations, dealing a blow to multilateral decision-making marked by the resistance of the US. While the...