Deserted streets in Ecuador as president declares 'state of war' on drug gangs
Thursday, 11 January 2024 The streets in Ecuador fell silent the day after hooded gunman invaded a live television broadcast, as President Daniel Noboa declared a "state of war" on drug-trafficking gangs.
Ecuador faces a severe security crisis as President Daniel Noboa declares the country "at war" with drug gangs. The situation involves hostage crises, explosions, and a TV station takeover. Noboa designates 22 gangs as Te** organizations, with efforts underway to rescue hostages. The government plans...
Negotiations on Global Treaty , to End Plastic Pollution , Reach Critical Phase .
'The Independent' reports that negotiators from around
the world have met to discuss what could become
a global treaty meant to end plastic pollution. .
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on
Plastic Pollution has begun agreeing on treaty language
at their fourth of five scheduled plastics summits.
The most ambitious and contentious
idea revolves around limiting how much
plastic can be manufactured globally.
As most plastics are made from fossil fuels
and chemicals, oil and gas exporters
have strongly objected to the limitations, along
with plastic-producing countries and companies.
According to Stewart Harris, an industry spokesperson
with the International Council of Chemical Associations,
the treaty also focuses on recycling and reuse. .
We want to see the treaty
completed. We want to work
with the governments on
implementing it. The private
sector has a role to play, Stewart Harris, an industry spokesperson
with the International Council of Chemical
Associations, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the Scientists’
Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty provided
scientific evidence on plastic pollution at
the negotiations.
I heard yesterday that there’s
no data on microplastics,
which is verifiably false:
21,000 publications on micro and
nanoplastics have been published, Bethanie Carney Almroth, an ecotoxicology professor at Sweden's University of Gothenburg who co-leads the coalition, via 'The Independent'.
Ecuador's chief negotiator, Walter Schuldt stressed that
countries present at the negotiation share a common
vision of moving forward in the treaty process.
Because at the end of the day,
we’re talking about the survival
of the future of life, not only
of human life but all sorts
of life on this planet, Walter Schuldt, Ecuador's chief
negotiator, via 'The Independent'
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United States President Joe Biden says he is “considering” a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars almost 15 years ago. The Australian national was taken to Belmarsh prison in London five years ago, after being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy, where he stayed while fighting against being taken to the US. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
US and China , Launch Efforts to Combat , Fentanyl Crisis.
On January 30, officials from the United States
and China met to discuss a joint effort to take action
on stemming the flow of fentanyl..
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Patrick: “ — alone, if you put them in one area, the seventh largest state. It would be the state of illegal immigrants after California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The state..
Doomsday Clock Remains at , 90 Seconds to Midnight , Amid Global Concerns.
Al Jazeera reports that atomic scientists
have held the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds
to midnight for the second year in a..
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Ecuador is facing a 'state of war' as drug cartels retaliate against a government crackdown, resulting in a surge of violence. The country, known for being a... IndiaTimes
Ecuador, a South American country, is facing a severe internal crisis due to escalating violence by powerful drug gangs. The recent events include an attack on... IndiaTimes