Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday.

Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as waves of plastic from burning ship wash ashore

A new hybrid variant of the deadly coronavirus has been discovered in Vietnam that spreads through the air. This new variant is believed to be a combination of the two variants that were first detected in the UK and India.

'Spreads through air': Vietnam reports new variant of coronavirus

To make sure nothing goes to waste, a group has started using hair cuttings from salons to mop oil spills, dyes and hair bleach from lakes and oceans in the UK. Green Salon Collective (GSC) has signed an agreement with 550 salons in the UK and Ireland to contribute to salon sustainability.

Salon sustainability: Hair cutting being used to contain oil spills

Mexico has accused few major clothing brands of cultural appropriation. The ministry of culture sent out letters to three clothing brands, namely Zara, Patowl and Anthropologie.

Mexico accuses Zara and other brands of cultural appropriation

In light of the ongoing investigation into the origin of the deadly coronavirus, social media giant Facebook has decided to lift the ban on posts that claim COVID-19 was man-made and/or a result of a "lab leak".

Facebook lifts ban on 'lab leak' posts as US investigates origin of coronavirus

Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of war-ravaged Syria, official results showed on Thursday, despite Western accusations the polls were "neither free nor fair".

No surprises as Syria's Assad re-elected for 4th term

A day after the UN rights chief said that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in Gaza territory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the decision by the UN Human Rights Council to probe abuses in the Palestinian territories and inside Israel.

Morning news brief: Israel's Netanyahu slams UN, Facebook allows 'lab leak' posts, and more

Locals continue demonstrations as Colombia protests complete one month

The UK has reopened its economy and locals are flocking outdoors to meet their loved ones. However, a variant 'of concern' of coronavirus still poses a threat for the country.

Three quarters of new Covid infections in UK due to B.1.617.2 'variant of concern': Health minister

Germany for the first time on Friday recognised it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial support worth more than one billion euros to aid projects in the African nation.

Germany says committed genocide in Namibia during colonial rule, sets over $1bn for reparations

May 28 in history: Atom bombs in Pakistan, Nepal becomes a republic, and more

France is re-introducing tighter rules on arrivals from UK who are not French residents to curb the spread of Covid, notably its Indian variant, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

France reimposes strict Covid curbs on travel from UK

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