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  1. How much plastic is floating in the world’s oceans? By the latest estimate, more than 170 trillion pieces.

    According to new analysis from the 5 Gyres Institute, a global nonprofit targeting plastic waste, that’s approximately 2 million tonnes – or about twice the weight of the Titanic.

     

    Plastic pollution is having a devastating effect on marine life, and by 2040 could outweigh fish in the ocean.

    The human body is also vulnerable to these excessive amounts of plastic, including of teeny fragments called microplastics that are less than 5mm in length. Studies have found that people are ingesting plastics through food and drinks, and that they can penetrate the skin and be inhaled.

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  2. The Florida governor had his staff warn the crowd in Tampa, Florida, that the video would show 'material that is sexually explicit in nature and not suitable for children' - and all minors were removed from the room during the roughly six-minute screening.

    Illustrations from the books included depicting minors engaged in sexual activity and instructions on how to masturbate, engage in sex acts or download apps that make it easier to have 'casual intercourse.'

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  3. The government's proposed asylum law is "very concerning" and would block even those with a compelling claim, the United Nations refugee agency has said.

    The UNHCR's representative to the UK, Vicky Tennant, told the BBC the measure would break international law and was not needed to stop Channel crossings.

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is "up for the fight" to bring in the law and overcome any legal challenges.

    Labour has said the plans risk "making the chaos worse".

    On Tuesday, the government outlined a new law which would effectively ban anyone who arrives via an illegal route from claiming asylum in the UK.

    Anyone found to have entered the country illegally will also be blocked from returning or claiming British citizenship in future.

     

    The measure is part of attempts to address an increase in the number of people arriving in the UK via Channel crossings each year, which rose from around 300 in 2018 to more than 45,000 in 2022.

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  4. A man is facing charges after he killed and skinned what he thought were two coyotes - only to find they were a family's pet German shepherds.

    Michael Konschak, 61, of Carmel, New York, told a court in Danbury, Connecticut, that he was ashamed of what he had done back in November.

     

    He said: "Please know that it was never my intent that morning to harm the victims' pets."

  5. It's been about four years since we have been back here in Hong Kong and I must say, we have missed you guys so much!"

    The statement from Blackpink's Rosé to the 14,000 fans packing out AsiaWorld-Arena is greeted by rapturous cheers.

    The K-pop superstars - Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa - have been on their Born Pink world tour since October.

    Fan Charlotte Hofstetter didn't hesitate to travel from Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand in January to catch them on stage.

    "My friends and I had a front row view of the stage, so we were able to see them really up close," she told the BBC.

    When pandemic restrictions were in place, Charlotte followed updates about the band on social media and even attended one of the group's virtual concerts.

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