UN treaty would protect high seas from over exploitation
Over the next two years, the UN hopes to secure a treaty to protect two-thirds of the world's oceans.
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What really happens to ‘recycling’ plastic?
Many Japanese people who recycle their household plastic would be shocked to know where it ends up.
Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire
The National Museum of Brazil, home to some 20m items spanning centuries, is devastated.