Morning bird: World countries have pledged to end plastics. The British will deport migrants to Rwanda
A conference in Canada among diplomats from most countries in the world has agreed to limit plastic pollution. Great Britain announced that it will deport the first migrants who sought asylum in Great Britain to Rwanda. The Philippines has been hit by a heatwave, with a ban on visiting schools and kindergartens in place. Popular French actor Gerard Depardieu faces allegations of sexual assault, he himself denies any wrongdoing.
Diplomats want to end world pollution by plastics
Negotiators from most countries in the world are in Ottawa, Canada, for the first time to discuss the final form of the text, which is supposed to become a global agreement on ending plastic pollution. Delegates and observers from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution described it as a welcome sign that at this fourth of five planned summits on plastics, the focus has shifted from ideas to the wording of the treaty.
The most contentious idea is to limit the amount of plastics produced worldwide. At present, this remains in the text despite strong objections from plastic-producing countries and companies, oil and gas exporters. Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and chemicals, stated AP agency.
The British will begin deporting migrants to Rwanda
According to a British government document published on Monday, the first asylum seekers to be deported from Britain to Rwanda will come from a group of 5,700 people, whose acceptance the Rwandan government has fundamentally agreed to.
Under a program that has divided political opinions in Britain, anyone who arrived illegally after January 1, 2022, can be deported to Rwanda. Since this date, more than 50,000 people have arrived, official data shows. The British can deport migrants on the basis of an agreement between the two countries, wrote the Reuters agency.
Inhuman heat closed schools in the Philippines
Thermometer readings have been climbing towards the indicator of forty-degree heat for many days now and it is becoming increasingly difficult to hide from the dangerous heat. As a result, Philippine authorities have shifted education in local schools to distance learning.
"The heat is now extreme. The heat is burning my skin, it's not the typical summer heat that one can tolerate,"
reported high school student Kirt Mahusay from the Philippines to journalists. On Sunday, a temperature of 48 degrees was measured in Burma, the highest April temperature in the country's history, according to the CTK agency.
Depardieu faces court charge for sexual assault
French actor Gerard Depardieu will stand trial in October on charges of sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor's office told CNN on Monday. The assaults were allegedly committed by two people in September 2021 while filming "Les Volets Verts", the prosecutor's office added without identifying them.
The actor is also being formally investigated for suspicion of rape and sexual assault, which he allegedly committed in August 2018 on actress Charlotte Arnouldová. Depardieu. He has previously been formally investigated for alleged rape and sexual assault after a number of women complained about him. The French actor denied all allegations against him.
Sources: apnews.com, reuters.com, cnn.com, ČTK
