UK government eyes ban on single-use plastic plates and cutlery
CNN — Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and other items are set to be banned by the UK government and replaced by biodegradable items as it seeks to tackle the country’s…
China to abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the ‘Mobile Itinerary card,’ on Tuesday, officials say
CNN — China will abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the “Mobile Itinerary card,” on Tuesday, officials say. “Mobile Itinerary card inquiry channels such as text messages, web pages, WeChat…
Rashid Rover: The UAE has launched the first Arab-built moon rover
CNN — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on December 11 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft. The…
Baby whose parents refused vaccinated blood undergoes lifesaving heart surgery
CNN — A six-month-old baby whose parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery using blood from people vaccinated against Covid-19 has been operated on in a New…
Inside a Kramatorsk hospital saving the lives of Ukraine’s war wounded
CNN — As the young soldier lies motionless in the machine, a group of doctors huddle over a computer in an adjoining room. The images from the CT scanner show…
UK government greenlights first new coal mine in three decades
CNN — The UK has greenlit a controversial plan to open the country’s first new coal mine in three decades, a little more than a year after the nation tried…
New Zealand court takes guardianship of baby after parents refuse vaccinated blood for heart surgery
CNN — A critically-ill six-month-old baby will be placed under the temporary guardianship of New Zealand’s High Court after his parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery…
Indonesia wants to make an OPEC for this coveted metal
London CNN Business — Indonesia produces more nickel than any other country. As demand soars for batteries to power the energy transition, that presents a huge opportunity, and the archipelago…
‘I wanted to resume my transition at all costs.’ Trans Ukrainians uprooted by war struggle to continue treatment
Chisinau, Moldova and London CNN — The best day of Eric’s life came just days before the worst. After years of waiting, dozens of tests and a two-week stay on…
Urumqi apartment fire: Uyghur families demand answers over blaze that triggered China protests
Hong Kong CNN — For more than five years, Sharapat Mohamad Ali and her brother Mohamad had been unable to contact their family in far western China, where the government…