Hanga Roa dispatch: Easter Island receives some 50 times more plastic and microplastic than the coasts of Chile because of its location among Pacific Ocean currents. Countries need a global pact to solve a water crisis that could put half the world's food supplies at risk in less than three decades, an OECD-backed group said.
A postgraduate program on racism and xenophobia at a Lisbon university drew heat for hiring only white teachers and holding a session called, "Does racism really exist?"
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