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UK will not copy EU demand for common charging cable
June 9, 2022 · By Tom Gerken, Technology Team for www.bbc.com
UK will not copy EU demand for common charging cable The UK government says it is not “currently considering” copying European Union plans for a common charging cable. The EU has provisionally agreed all new portable electronic devices must, by autumn 2024, use a USB Type-C charger, a move it says will benefit consumers. Critics […]
Read More...Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
June 9, 2022 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 2, 2022 Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison A Delaware man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a […]
Read More...Korean Church honors women who defied Japanese oppression
June 8, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Korean Church honors women who defied Japanese oppression A Catholic diocese in South Korea has unveiled a monument to honor three female Catholic patriots who stood up to oppressive Japanese colonial rule more than a century ago. Bishop Moon Chang-woo of Jeju Diocese, which covers South Korea’s largest island of Jeju, inaugurated the monument at a […]
Read More...Plastic waste set to triple by 2060 without action
June 8, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Plastic waste set to triple by 2060 without action A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released this morning. Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics are set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to […]
Read More...DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022
June 8, 2022 · By CNN Philippines Staff for www.cnnphilippines.com
DICT: Elon Musk’s Starlink may start delivering services in PH by Q4 2022 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 3) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology projected that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service company may start delivering its services to Filipinos by the fourth quarter of 2022. “They have started building their ground […]
Read More...Youngest cardinal from Mongolia has vital role to play
June 7, 2022 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Youngest cardinal from Mongolia has vital role to play Making someone a prince of the Catholic Church in a sparsely populated Asian country sandwiched between communist China and authoritarian Russia has much to do with faith and pastoral requirements. But its apparent geopolitical expediency cannot be ignored. By conferring a red hat on 47-year-old Bishop Giorgio […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition Asks E-Commerce Giants to Make Online Shopping Mercury-Free
June 7, 2022 ·
EcoWaste Coalition 78-A Masigla Extension, Barangay Central, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines Phone: +632-82944807 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com Press Release EcoWaste Coalition Asks E-Commerce Giants to Make Online Shopping Mercury-Free 3 June 2022, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition slammed the persistent use of online shopping platforms to advertise and sell skin lightening creams containing mercury […]
Read More...BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate
June 7, 2022 · By David Smith in Washington for www.theguardian.com
BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press They braved sweltering heat, they pressed their faces to the fence, they clutched cameraphones in the hope of glimpsing their idols. The dozens of young fans at […]
Read More...Biden meets BTS to tackle US anti-Asian hate
June 3, 2022 ·
Biden meets BTS to tackle US anti-Asian hate They’re already the world’s best-selling boy band, and now they’re making waves in the political world. South-Korean superstars BTS met US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss ways to tackle anti-Asian hate. Crimes targeting East Asians have risen dramatically in the US amid […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Investigators look into alleged Russian war crimes
June 3, 2022 ·
Ukraine war: Investigators look into alleged Russian war crimes Investigators have been searching for evidence of alleged Russian war crimes, in apartment blocks in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. War crimes include the use of weapons that cause indiscriminate or appalling suffering, genocide and the abuse of the rights of prisoners of war. Since […]
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