Bangkok: A pilot whale that died after ingesting rubbish has highlighted Thailand's losing battle against plastic, said conservationists who called for urgent measures to cut back on pollution that also worsens urban flooding.

Thailand remains one of the world's worst polluters, with government initiatives to convince people to use less plastic

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A motorcycle suicide bomber killed at least 8 people near a Muslim clerics gathering (Representational)

A motorcycle suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa again

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The Tiananmen crackdown is a taboo subject in China. (File)

BEIJING:  The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

The

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