France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware

France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware

A year ago, France embarked on an ambitious goal: To craft the world’s widest ranging ban on the use of harmful “forever chemicals” in everyday products. On Friday, that effort culminated in a national ban on PFAS that environmental and health experts hailed as a big step forward, with one notable exception. After campaigning by…

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How Europe is trying to shield Ukraine from Trump

How Europe is trying to shield Ukraine from Trump

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European nations find themselves in a transatlantic rift with their ally the United States. Under President Donald Trump, the US and Russia have started peace talks and excluded Ukraine and Europe from the process. Many European leaders, frustrated with Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine, are now working…

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,069

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,069

Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 28: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said Moscow’s air defences destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack. Nearly half were destroyed over the Voronezh region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said. According…

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050

Here are the key developments on the 1,050th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Thursday, January 9: Fighting A Russian-guided bomb attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others, Governor Ivan Fedorov said in a statement on social media….

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