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Textile waste is a pressing global issue, with only 12% of it being recycled worldwide. In China, the world's largest textile producer and consumer, over 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, most of which ends up in landfills. China's clothing industry is dominated by fast fashion made from unrecyclable synthetics. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been acquitted of charges that their marriage violated Islamic law, but they have been re-arrested on new charges including corruption and inciting violence. A man in Hong Kong was caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by hiding them in his trousers. Residents in Tokyo are petitioning to block the construction of a massive logistics and data center due to concerns about wildlife, pollution, and water supply. Ten members of the Cambodian environmental activist group Mother Nature have been sentenced to prison for conspiring against the state. The plan to relocate Indonesia's capital to East Kalimantan has faced delays and is still far from complete. The Malayan tiger in Malaysia is critically endangered, with fewer than 150 believed to be left in the wild due to habitat loss, poaching, and a decline in prey. [Extracted from the article]

Textile waste is a pressing global issue, with only 12% of it being recycled worldwide. In China, the world's largest textile producer and consumer, over 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, most of which ends up in landfills. China's clothing industry is dominated by "fast fashion" made from unrecyclable synthetics. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have been acquitted of charges that their marriage violated Islamic law, but they have been re-arrested on new charges including corruption and inciting violence. A man in Hong Kong was caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by hiding them in his trousers. Residents in Tokyo are petitioning to block the construction of a massive logistics and data center due to concerns about wildlife, pollution, and water supply. Ten members of the Cambodian environmental activist group Mother Nature have been sentenced to prison for conspiring against the state. The plan to relocate Indonesia's capital to East Kalimantan is facing delays and construction issues. The Malayan tiger in Malaysia is critically endangered, with fewer than 150 believed to be left in the wild due to habitat loss, poaching, and a decline in prey. [Extracted from the article]