The Lagos state ban targets plastic materials below 40 microns, because they pose major environmental threats, clog the drainage channels and pollute the ecosystem.
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Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. In the meantime, the dredger continues to swallow up the dunes of Lompoul, Africa's smallest and one of its most scenic deserts. lp/mrb/els/fg/yad
CBN data shows Nigeria spends $5.47bn repaying Chinese, World Bank, IMF, other loans in 14 months
According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria spent about $5.47 billion in 14 months repaying debt to China, IMF, the World Bank, and others.
China's Baidu releases new, free AI model to compete with DeepSeek
Chinese internet search giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence reasoning model Sunday and made its AI chatbot services free as ferocious competition grips the sector. Baidu also made the models free to use, more than two weeks ahead of schedule.
Rare iconic movie posters to be auctioned in US
Dozens of rare posters from some of the 20th century's most iconic films will go under the hammer this month as an American collector relinquishes some of his most precious possessions. Other rare finds going under the hammer include a 1953 Italian poster for the 1942 film "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
US Fed likely to keep rates steady as Trump uncertainty flares
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting this week, treading carefully amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies, which include spending cuts and sweeping tariffs.
Carbon capture industry tweaks message for the Trump era
Backers of carbon capture and storage are emphasizing compatibility with President Trump's energy development goals as they seek to protect hard-won US policies from the administration's climate chopping block.
'Impossible': US breweries buffeted by Trump tariffs
For US craft brewer Bill Butcher, President Donald Trump's expanding range of tariffs have sparked an unexpected impact -- a shortage of bottles to package his beer -- while uncertainty looms over his business costs. - 'Impossible' - For Butcher, uncertainty also lingers over costs of the Canadian pilsner malt that forms the base of his beers -- and the bottle caps he imports from Mexico.
Hong Kong's Hutchison under fire again for Panama ports deal
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison is under renewed pressure from Beijing after selling its Panama Canal ports, with Chinese authorities publishing newspaper criticism of the deal for the second time in three days.
Trump's bitcoin reserve a 'digital Fort Knox'
The creation of a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" in the United States is further proof of President Donald Trump's support for the cryptocurrency sector. Trump has been accused by some of showing a conflict of interest, having vowed ahead of being elected to make the United States the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world".
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