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By Adam Vaughan Plastic pollution in Naples, ItalySalvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Plastic pollution is ubiquitous and growing, but knowing the best way to stop it has largely been a guessing game so far. Now, a study has found that if the world undertook every feasible action to cut plastic pollution, we would still only…

Having just managed to get its coronavirus outbreak under control, Singapore is now facing a record-breaking outbreak of a second, equally deadly virus. Cases of dengue fever, a disease spread by infected mosquitos, are now mounting in the city-state, which has already reported 14,000 of them so far this year.Health officials now believe that number is…

Environmental activists are objecting to Standard Bank's funding of fossil fuel projects. Photo: iStock Standard Bank Group Ltd., which is Africa’s biggest bank by assets, faces opposition from environmental activists to its plan to fund an oil pipeline in East Africa. International group of climate activists that opposes the use of fossil fuels, 350.org will…

Illustration. Photographer: David Prado A Cape Town police officer who turned away a Khayelitsha rape victim will face disciplinary action.The 26-year-old woman was told by the officer to return the following day.The Western Cape police commissioner said it "smacked of dereliction of duty".A Cape Town police officer who reportedly told a Khayelitsha woman wanting to…

Lionel Messi (Getty Images) Spanish media rejoiced on Sunday after the government said La Liga could resume, but restarting in June presents many challenges including summer heat, empty stadiums and health rules.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that football could return from its coronavirus lockdown in the week of June 8.After closely observing as…