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In mainland China, imports of plastic waste have dropped from 600 000 tonnes per month in 2016 to about 30 000 a month in 2018
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected as the new king during a special meeting of Malaysia’s royalty
The king stepped aside on Sunday following intense speculation about his future
Sultan Muhammad V’s decision marks the first time a king has abdicated in the country since it gained independence from Britain in 1957
He will be the world’s oldest leader if the coalition backing him wins a general election in August, although analysts believe this is unlikely.
Bitcoin broke through the $10,000 barrier for the first time which has delighted investors but sparked fears of a bubble
Biometric technology has the potential of transforming the experience of airport travel
James Murdoch has denied misleading British lawmakers about the extent of his knowledge of phone-hacking at the <em>News of the World</em>.
Thousands of students have marched through London against cuts to university funding, facing off against police armed with rubber bullets.
Rebekah Brooks, CEO of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper wing, has said she felt a "deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt".
British police were searching an address in Southern England on Monday in connection with weekend bombings in Sweden.
Shrien Dewani has surrendered himself to authorities in England and been detained by police in connection with his wife’s murder in South Africa.
Malcolm McLaren, the punk rock mogul best known as the manager of the Sex Pistols, died after a battle with cancer, his girlfriend said. He was 64.
