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Supermarkets in Britain test run plastic-free zones

Taipei Times 24 Aug 2019

British supermarkets are starting to go “nude.” ... Now retailers in Britain — where even bunches of bananas are often sealed in plastic to keep them fresh and undamaged during long-distance shipping — are gradually following suit ... Currently, British stores rely greatly on plastic to ship, store and sell items ... “I would like to think that,” she added ... ....

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Can We Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Time to Avert Climate Catastrophe?

truthout 24 Aug 2019

This was something that needed to be done “if the world has any hope of slowing climate change,” the researchers warned at the time ... Energy Storage ... But there’s cause for optimism when it comes to long-distance transportation, like air travel and ships, thanks to the recent investment in hydrogen fuel cells, for example ... Food ... ....

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Facebook’s Libra Backers Are Having Second Thoughts. No Surprise Here

Cryptocoin News 23 Aug 2019

TwitterFacebookLinkedIn. Facebook's Libra may have some early ship-jumpers as some of its first backers are reportedly distancing themselves from the project over regulation. Source. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File. By CCN Markets ... Financial Times reports that original backers are trying to distance themselves from Libra ... Source ... Several U.S ...   ... ....

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Bodies wash up on Libyan shore a month after shipwreck

The Irish Times 22 Aug 2019

Mr Cochetel’s tweet, sent on August 18th, was sparked by a development on the Open Arms rescue ship, which had been stranded for weeks in the Mediterranean ... The ship’s operators, who had been denied permission to dock in Italy, had refused to travel the long distance to Spain....

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Going ‘nude’: British supermarkets test plastic-free zones

The News International 22 Aug 2019

Now retailers in Britain -- where even bunches of bananas are often sealed in plastic to keep them fresh and undamaged during long-distance shipping -- are gradually following suit ... to keep them fresh and undamaged during long-distance shipping -- are gradually following suit....

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EU to move evacuated migrants from Italy; 350 still at sea

Independent Online 22 Aug 2019

... still on board a rescue ship in high seas ... After 19 days at sea, most of them at a short distance from the shores of Lampedusa, Sicilian prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio ordered the seizure of the ship late Tuesday, as well as the immediate evacuation of its 83 remaining passengers....

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UK supermarkets join nude-food revolution

The Times of India 22 Aug 2019

LONDON. British supermarkets are starting to go “nude” ... Now retailers in Britain — where even bunches of bananas are often sealed in plastic to keep them fresh and undamaged during long-distance shipping — are gradually following suit ... “It’s so liberating,” she said ... Currently, British stores rely greatly on plastic to ship, store and sell items ... ....

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Going #39;nude#39;: UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones

Moneycontrol 22 Aug 2019

PTI @moneycontrolcom. Representative Image ... Now retailers in Britain -- where even bunches of bananas are often sealed in plastic to keep them fresh and undamaged during long-distance shipping -- are gradually following suit.Close ... related news ... Boris Johnson ... Currently, British stores rely greatly on plastic to ship, store and sell items ... ....

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Spain sends navy ship to save migrants as Italian prosecutor intervenes

The National 21 Aug 2019

Madrid announced it was dispatching the patrol boat shortly after 15 migrants jumped into the water, some without life jackets, after days on board within swimming distance of the port of Lampedusa, which Mr Salvini has closed to migrant rescue ships ... Open Arms migrant ship refuses offer to dock in Spain....

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Spain sends navy to save migrants as Italian justice intervenes

Yahoo Daily News 21 Aug 2019

Madrid announced it was dispatching the patrol boat shortly after 15 migrants jumped into the water -- some without life jackets -- after days on board within swimming distance of Lampedusa, which Salvini has closed to migrant rescue ships ... to the distance and tensions on board....

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Desperate migrants jump off rescue ship to reach Italy’s shores

Dawn 21 Aug 2019

At least 15 more migrants jumped into the sea on Tuesday from the Open Arms rescue ship in desperate bids to reach the shores of Italy after 19 days of being on the boat in deteriorating conditions as Italy refuses to open its ports ... All sought the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a short distance away from the anchored ship....

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Desperate migrants jump off rescue ship, seeking Italy

Arab News 21 Aug 2019

At least 15 more migrants jumped into the sea Tuesday from the Open Arms rescue ship in desperate bids to reach the shores of Italy after 19 days on the boat in deteriorating conditions as Italy refuses to open its ports ... All were seeking the shores of Lampedusa, a short distance away from the anchored ship....

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