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Over 1 lakh people flee their homes as Cambodia-Thailand border clash esca
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Villagers, including children and the elderly, have been seen escaping in the middle of the night, carrying their belongings in plastic bags, as military shelling continues on both sides.
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Delhi: 65 kg illegal fire crackers being smuggled from Ghaziabad seized; 1
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The police signalled the vehicle to stop and started searching and frisking the car. Subsequently, 4 plastic bags filled with firecrackers were found kept on the rear and middle seats of the vehicle.
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Thailand: Spanish actor's son sentenced for life on murder charges
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The trial heard that the 30-year-old killed Arrieta after the pair had a fight and put parts of his body in plastic bags before discarding them around the island.
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Chopped body parts of man found in plastic bags in Delhi's Baprola village
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chopped body parts of a man were found in plastic bags on Thursday in a drain at Delhi's Baprola Village, police said.
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Study finds that man-made materials in nests can bring risks for birds
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers found that 176 bird species employ a range of manmade items in their nests across the world. Birds all around the world use our unused or waste items. In their nests, seabirds in Australia utilise fishing nets, ospreys in North America use baler twine, city birds in South America
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Man-made materials in nests can bring risks for birds: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to new research, 176 bird species around the world use a variety of anthropogenic materials in their nests. Birds use our leftover or discarded materials all over the world. Seabirds in Australia use fishing nets in their nests, ospreys in North America use baler twine, city birds
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Israel sees 73 pc drop in disposable plastic bag use
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In 2022, about 474 million bags made of plastic were provided by retailers to Israeli consumers, a 73 per cent reduction in the amount of plastic bags sold by large retailers compared to 2016, before the implementation of the law, Israel has seen. The law prevented the generation of bag wast
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New York parade spotlights Communist China's war against faith
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On April 25, 1999, around 7 or 8 am local time, throngs of people and still more were streaming in. They talked softly, forming a long line on the sidewalk and carefully avoided stepping on the road or blocking traffic. Most people stood quietly still. Some were seated to meditate or read. A
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Replace plastic bags with cloth bags: PM Modi urges citizens in 'Mann Ki B
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Describing 'waste to wealth' as an important dimension of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat' called for taking a pledge to replace plastic bags with cloth bags.
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Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth. The scientists said th
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Bizarre! This cafe serves drinks in 'penis' bags
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): A cafe in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, has devised a method to attract customers and it appears to be working. Apart from the fact that they serve drinks in bags that resemble a penis, everything about the cafe is completely normal.
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Vietnam to ban plastic bags by 2030
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags from 2030, including those in wet markets, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday.
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