Once an idyllic stretch of white beach enticing fishermen and tourists alike, decades of factory and household waste have turned Senegal’s Hann Bay into a dump. The shore, which separates an industrial zone in the capital Dakar from the Atlantic Ocean, is a shocking sight. It is littered with rotting fish and plastic rubbish as […]
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Philippines recalls envoys in Canada over trash shipments
The Philippine foreign secretary says the ambassador and consuls in Canada are being recalled over Ottawa’s failure to take back truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted Thursday that the Philippines “shall maintain a diminished diplomatic presence in Canada until its […]
California woman charged with dumping puppies in trash
A California woman could face up to seven years behind bars on a slew of charges filed Tuesday after authorities say surveillance video showed her casually tossing a bag of 3-day-old puppies into a trash can on a sweltering day. Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, was charged with seven felony counts of injuring the palm-sized puppies […]