Waitrose launches packaging-free trial

Jun 5,2019
Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy food and drink that is completely free of packaging as part of a ground-breaking trial for a large retailer.
3 IS militants killed in western Iraq
Jun 05
A total of three Islamic State (IS) militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Record 1 ton of illegal drugs seized in Japan
Jun 05
Japanese authorities have seized the country's largest-ever cache of illegal stimulant drugs from a suspicious ship at sea.
Vietnam earns less from seafood export in 5 months
Jun 05

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Australian police raid public broadcaster amid media crackdown
Jun 05
Australian police raided the headquarters of public broadcaster ABC on Wednesday, the second high-profile probe into news outlets in 24 hours, amid a crackdown on sensitive leaks.
N.Korea blames US before 1st anniversary of summit
Jun 05
North Korea has demanded that the United States stop pressuring Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear program.
Turkey's Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia
Jun 05
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made with Russia to buy an S-400 missile defence system despite US threats of "devastating" consequences.