World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

Health - The New York Times - 3 days ago

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

World - Yahoo News - November 7

World leaders seek binding plastic pact

World - Yahoo News - November 6

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

PepsiCo Wins Plastics Pollution Lawsuit

The state Supreme Court Justice in Buffalo said the case failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance.

Business - Inc. - November 3

As 4B takes the world by storm, South Korea is grappling with a backlash against feminism

The 4B movement that sparked global interest in the wake of the US election has grown out of an intensely unequal society . As Donald Trump secured victory in the US presidential election , an ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says

Analysis lays bare huge challenge of mismanaged waste on eve of UN plastic treaty talks in Busan. Global plastic production must be reduced to tackle the immense challenge of plastic pollution , ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Deep divides in U.N. negotiations for treaty to curb plastic pollution

Negotiators are far apart as the United Nations tries to work out the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution. Issues creating roadblocks include limiting new manufacturing of plastic and ...

Trump’s return jeopardises global fight against plastic pollution

The US’s position is in doubt as nations convene in South Korea to negotiate first UN treaty on plastic waste

World - Financial Times - 5 hours ago

Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’

Exclusive: Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis finds. Bali recycling scheme swamped with garbage Oil and ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea

Relations between the neighbors have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say is making their lives hell.

World - The New York Times - November 17

Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase

This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.

Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no

In a dispute involving band NewJeans, the government said celebrities were not entitled to the same rights as workers.

Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo, Coca-Cola over role in plastic pollution 'crisis'

Los Angeles County announced a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and PepsiCo this week, arguing the soda giants misled the public on the recyclability of the plastics used for their products. In the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Plastics lobbyists make up biggest group at vital UN treaty talks

Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South Korea. Record numbers of plastic industry lobbyists are attending global talks that are the last ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To

As international talks continue this week, a dozen U.N. officials reveal scientists tracked their exposure to many chemicals found in plastics.

World - The New York Times - 12 hours ago

South Korea and EU worry about Russia's technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

Top South Korean and European Union officials have strongly condemned North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to Russia

World - ABC News - November 4

North Korea test-launches ballistic missiles, Japan and South Korea say

North Korea on Tuesday test-launched several short-range ballistic missiles, neighboring South Korea and Japan said.

North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says

South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine

World - ABC News - November 20

World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert

Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this week. The world will be “unable to cope” with the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the world

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

South Korea's president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal

South Korea's president has denied wrongdoing over a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife

World - ABC News - November 7

BYD to enter South Korea in early 2025

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

North Korea ICBM Test Seeks to Grab U.S. Attention on Eve of Vote

Kim Jong Un said a long-range missile launch sends a message to rivals ahead of a U.S. election that could reshape Washington’s policy toward Pyongyang.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Cop29 could change the financial climate for the world’s wealthy polluters

This week’s summit will focus on paying for the costs of global heating – and much more money is needed. About 50,000 government officials, policymakers, investors and campaigners will gather in ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world

Mexico is a leading international pork producer, but Yucatán residents say the waste oozing from hundreds of enormous hog farms is destroying the environment. The stink of excrement was the first ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Apple Seeks End to Smartphone Monopoly Case

The iPhone pioneer asks a federal judge to toss an antitrust case alleging the company unfairly limits developers’ access to its technology.

Business - Inc. - November 20

South Korea divided over arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment

Seoul views Pyongyang’s troops in Russia and possible technology transfers as direct security risk

World - Financial Times - November 1

US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan

South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile ...

World - ABC News - November 3