Cambodia orders plastic waste shipped back to U.S., Canada

Jul 31,2019
Cambodia's government said Tuesday that 1,592 tons of illegally imported plastic waste found earlier this month must be shipped back to the United States and Canada by Aug. 24.
Pompeo hopeful US-N.Korea talks will resume
Jul 31
Despite North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches, the US says it remains optimistic the two countries can make progress on denuclearization.
Thailand's Princess Ubolratana suggests AI robots be used as companions to elderly persons
Jul 31
Thailand's Princess Ubolratana suggested on Tuesday that robots be made as companions to elderly persons.
Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong
Jul 30
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
India's wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census
Jul 30
India's wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years-------------
11 dead, 5,600 people sent to hospitals in Japan heatwave
Jul 30
Eleven people died and 5,664 people were taken to hospitals in Japan due to heat-related medical issues last week------------
Pakistani military aircraft crash kills 17
Jul 30
Seventeen people are dead after a Pakistani military aircraft crashed during a training mission near the capital of Islamabad.