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‘I've just done my first-ever plastic-free shop,’ said May Stirling, who travelled 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the village of Ramsbury to Oxford for the university city's "unpackaging" event at the local Waitrose supermarket. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: UK supermarkets go ‘nude’, test plastic-free zones

UK's 10 largest grocery chains produce 810,000 tonnes of single-use plastic packaging every year, figure that doesn't include bags.

21 Aug 2019 3:38 PM

The measure is just one way to control damage of popular destinations caused by tourists. (Representational Image)

French tourists faces prison time for taking 90 pounds of sand from Sardinia

Tourists now face between one and six years in prison, according to media reports.

21 Aug 2019 3:33 PM

'France makes a call to the parties for restraint, de-escalation, and easing the situation. It is essential to abstain from any measure likely to aggravate tensions,' a statement by French Foreign Ministry spokesperson read.

France says Kashmir a bilateral issue, snubs Pakistan

Drian called on the two countries to exercise restraint and de-escalate the tensions.

21 Aug 2019 12:01 PM

Earlier, Naidu had visited Lithuania and Latvia, where he batted for strengthening economic and cultural relations with India. (Photo: ANI)

Venkaiah Naidu reaches Estonia to intensify India-Estonia cooperation

The India Estonia business forum would be led by CII from the Indian side.

21 Aug 2019 9:49 AM

It would be the first time a G7 summit ends without a communique since meetings began in 1975, underscoring the rift US President Donald Trump's 'America First' trade policies has created among the G7 advanced economies. (Photo: File)

G7 summit may end without joint communique due to trade tensions

The G7 comprises the United States, France, Britain, Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada and the European Union.

20 Aug 2019 1:57 PM

The EU has repeatedly stated that it was not ready to renegotiate the Brexit deal it had reached with May. (Photo: AP)

Wants Brexit deal but without Irish backstop: Boris Johnson to EU

In the letter, Johnson stressed that his government wanted to achieve a divorce deal with Brussels.

20 Aug 2019 1:38 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (local time) had a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump and discussed a wide range of trade and economic issues, including Brexit. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson discusses economic issues, Brexit with Trump

Meanwhile, Trump has also reciprocated his excitement to meet Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

20 Aug 2019 8:51 AM

'The government of Canada is aware that the United Kingdom revoked the citizenship of Jack Letts,' Ralph Goodale, Canada's Public Safety Minister, said in a statement. 'Terrorism knows no borders, so countries need to work together to keep each other safe. Canada is disappointed that the United Kingdom has taken this unilateral action to off-load their responsibilities,' the statement read. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

'Jihadi Jack' stripped off British citizenship, Canada disappointed

The move means that the repatriation of Letts will become the responsibility of Canada, rather than the UK.

19 Aug 2019 12:26 PM

An Iranian supertanker hauling USD 130 million worth of light crude oil that the US suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organization has lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar, marine traffic monitoring data showed late Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Iranian tanker hauling USD 130 million of crude oil heads to unknown destination

The tanker slowly steered southeast toward narrow stretch of international waters separating Morocco and southern tip of Iberian Peninsula.

19 Aug 2019 9:07 AM

Gilbraltar's government said it could not seek a court order to detain the ship because US sanctions against Iran were not applicable in the European Union. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Gibraltar rejects US demand to detain Iranian oil tanker

A Gibraltar judge had ordered the Grace 1 tanker released, but the US filed a request to detain the ship.

18 Aug 2019 6:18 PM

Russia will not deploy new missiles as long as the United States shows similar restraint in Europe and Asia, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, after Washington's withdrawal from a Soviet-era arms pact. (Photo: File)

'Won't install new missiles unless US deploys them in Europe,' says Russia

Russia has also pulled out of the deal, but Shoigu said it had no plans to deploy new missiles.

18 Aug 2019 4:26 PM

Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in Ireland, official government documents leaked to the Sunday Times show. (Photo: File)

UK may face food, fuel and drugs shortages in no-deal Brexit: report

The Times said forecasts compiled by Cabinet Office set out most likely aftershocks of no-deal Brexit rather than worst case scenarios.

18 Aug 2019 3:57 PM

The woman snatched the torn Indian flag from the demonstrators hands and under their feet. (Photo: Twitter | @PoonamJoshi_)

Watch: Indian journalist snatches torn Indian flag from Pak protestors in UK

Many people took to Twitter to congratulate and support journalist Poonam Joshi, including ANI's editor-in-chief Smita Prakash among others.

18 Aug 2019 1:22 PM

Abdulmalik Abdulaziz, an Uighur student, was arrested and handcuffed by Egyptian police and when they removed his blindfold he was surprised to see Chinese officials questioning him in custody. (Photo: File)

China looks for Uighurs in Egypt, where it's pouring billions into infra

The Uighurs were split into two groups of 45 to 50 men each and languished in large cells for weeks.

18 Aug 2019 11:43 AM

A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said Saturday. (Representational Image)

'It is sad': Waiter shot dead for being too slow with sandwich in France

With the shooter still on the run Saturday, shocked residents gathered outside the pizza and sandwich eatery.

18 Aug 2019 10:38 AM

Croatian emergency services say the incident happened Saturday on the highway connecting the capital Zagreb with the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka. (Photo: Representational)

Small plane makes emergency highway landing in Croatia

It is one of the main roads in the country and is usually crowded during the tourist season and on weekends.

17 Aug 2019 8:36 PM

The mammoth race is not for the faint-hearted: it is effectively four marathons back-to-back. (Photo: AFP)

500 runners from 32 nations to race along Berlin wall in tribute to victims

The race is part ultra-marathon, part tribute to those who died trying to cross the Wall, which was erected in 1961.

17 Aug 2019 1:30 PM

Reacting to India’s decision, Pakistan expelled the Indian high commissioner soon after deciding to downgrade diplomatic ties with New Delhi.

India to Pak after UNSC’s J&K meet: Stop terror to start talks

Briefing the media following the conclusion of the informal meeting requested by China and Pakistan.

17 Aug 2019 6:49 AM

Greenland on Friday dismissed the notion that it might be up for sale after reports that US President Donald Trump had privately discussed with his advisers the idea of buying the world's biggest island. (Representational Image)

‘Not for sale’: Greenland to Donald Trump amid reports of purchase

Greenland, a self-ruling part of Denmark located between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, is dependant on Danish economic support.

16 Aug 2019 7:42 PM

Danish politicians on Friday poured scorn on the notion of selling Greenland to the United States following reports that President Donald Trump had privately discussed the idea of buying the world's biggest island with his advisers. (Photo: File)

‘Has gone mad’: Danish MPs on Trump's reported plan to buy Greenland

Greenland is part of Denmark with self-government over domestic affairs, while Copenhagen handles defence and foreign policy.

16 Aug 2019 3:02 PM

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