Plastic pollution treaty targets production or waste management
This is the third round of talks to develop an international legally binding deal that includes plastic waste in the ocean.
Uruguay
2030 World Cup to be hosted in Europe, Africa and South America
Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.
Paris summit approves drafting global plastic pollution treaty
The summit ended with support for creating a "zero draft" treaty ahead of the next negotiations at Nairobi in November.
Talks open on plastics treaty to defuse environmental 'time bomb'
About 69% of all the plastics produced, mainly through fossil fuel burning, are used just once or twice before they are thrown away. About 22% is mismanaged. Just 9% is recycled.
U.N. experts condemn U.S. crackdowns
U.N. human rights experts called on U.S. authorities to end the use of violence towards demonstrators protesting systemic racism and police brutality.
FIFA mulls exit from Zürich headquarters as it tries to reform
Difficulties in hiring non-European staff and overcoming perceptions of corporate secrecy weigh on the sports body.
U.N. health agency panel balks at tax on sugary drinks in disease fight
A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up pressure on governments to fight a worldwide epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, but couldn't agree on whether to recommend taxing sugar-sweetened beverages.