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A sack containing discarded plastic bottles is seen at a recycling yard in New Delhi, India on 22 November 2018. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution

India, which uses about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually, lacks an organised system for managing plastic waste, leading to widespread littering

Medical staff members check the temperature of people as they enter at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Beijing, China, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

China to loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, transit via 3rd country now permitted

Russian parliament. File Photo: Reuters
Europe

Russian Duma passes law on retaliation against foreign media

A view of the city skyline in Shanghai, China February 24, 2022. Picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

China to ban new heavy industrial projects in key zones

Pakistan bans imports of all non-essential luxury goods - minister
Global Economy

Pakistan bans imports of all non-essential luxury goods - minister

A smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo is seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture taken 29 January 2020. Photo:REUTERS
Tech

Canada to ban Huawei/ZTE 5G equipment, joining Five Eyes allies

A farmer on a wheat field in the Ludhiana district of Punjab earlier in May. Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg
Global Economy

India bans wheat exports in growing wave of food protectionism

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World+Biz

Google all set to block third-party call recording apps from Play Store tonight

Workers walk as oil pumps are seen in the background in the Uzen oil and gas field in the Mangistau Region of Kazakhstan 13 November, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
Global Economy

Oil turns higher on looming EU ban on Russian oil

German Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Germany would weather Russian oil ban despite shortages

Children stand outside of their school bus in Decatur, Georgia, August 20, 2013./ Reuters File Photo
USA

Georgia becomes latest US state to ban 'divisive' concepts in teaching about race

Tom Holland stars as Nathan Drake in "Uncharted." Photo: Collected
Splash

Vietnam bans Tom Holland starrer action flick 'Uncharted' over South China Sea map

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Tech

YouTube expands block of Russian state media to apply globally