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9 Percent of Plastic Worldwide is Recycled, OECD Says

The report comes less than a week before the U.N. Environment Assembly begins on February 28 in Nairobi, Kenya

UN Holding Emergency Security Council Meeting on Ukraine

Russia has massed about 150,000 troops near the border with Ukraine while denying it plans to invade

Coalition: 16 Hurt as Yemen Rebel Drone Targets Saudi Airport

It is the second airport attack in less than two weeks blamed on, or claimed by, the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents

Chile Museum to Return Easter Island 'Head'

The enormous stone statue was taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 years ago

Russia Has Lists of Ukrainians ‘To be Killed or Sent to Camps,’ US Warns UN

Iranian Fighter Jet Crashes, Three Killed: State TV

17 Pre-Columbian Artifacts Returned to Mexico

Winter Olympics Return to Italy in Sprawling Milano-Cortina Event

The joint bid of Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo saw off Swedish pair Stockholm and Are in 2019 to bring the Winter Games back to Turin, two decades after they were last held there

Tear Gas Fired at Sudan Anti-Coup Protest as UN Expert Arrives

Thousands rally in the capital Khartoum, carrying Sudanese flags and posters of people killed during anti-coup demonstrations in recent months

Toll Mounts as Brazil Storm Rescuers Retrieve More Bodies

At least 146, including 26 children, are dead

Philippines Arrests Doctor Alleged to be Top Rebel

Former employer says she’s facing ‘trumped up’ charges after investigating alleged human rights violations

Land Mine Kills Five Soldiers in Niger

Army patrol unit hits device, defense ministry says; two people are injured

Macron Hosts African Leaders Ahead of Expected Mali Withdrawal

The Mali deployment has been fraught with problems for France, with 48 of the 53 soldiers killed during its Barkhane mission in West Africa losing their lives in the country 

Burkina Junta Chief Sworn In as President

The press, but no foreign representatives, attended the inauguration ceremony in a small room at the offices of the Constitutional Council

Volcano Damage to Tonga Undersea Cable Worse Than Expected

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano generated large tsunami waves and blanketed Tonga in toxic ash, claiming three lives

Japan's Kirin Brewery to Withdraw From Myanmar 

Kirin said its decision came after months of wrangling following last February's coup, which prompted the company to express concerns about human rights and eventually seek to end its joint venture Myanmar Brewery Limited   

Novel Crisis: Iran's Books Shrink as US Sanctions Bite

Publishers are not only slashing the number of titles published, but also cutting the number of pages of those they do print by shrinking the font size

Navalnaya Slams Kremlin 'Cowards' on Eve of Husband's Trial  

New trial that could extend Navalny's sentence by over a decade 

Cambodia Steps Up Surveillance with New Internet Gateway

Hong Kong Leader Says City ‘Overwhelmed’ by Omicron Wave