Author: Tuula Pohjola
WHO downplays danger of coronavirus latching on to food packaging
The World Health Organization on Thursday downplayed the danger of the coronavirus latching on to food packaging and urged people not to be afraid of…
California startup aims to tackle battery degradation in electric cars
Lithium-ion batteries are essential to electric vehicles, but they have drawbacks: They are hard to make and degrade over time. A San Leandro, California-based start-up…
EU curbs Cambodia’s trade access over human rights
Some of Cambodia’s typical export products to the EU, such as garments, footwear and travel goods became subject to EU customs duties as of Wednesday…
Belarus Nobel-prize winner tells Lukashenko: ‘Leave before it’s too late’
Svetlana Alexievich warns of ‘civil war’ after unrest that followed Sunday’s disputed election result. Belarusian Nobel prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich has condemned police violence against…
Wind and solar power at record high in 2020, coal dips: analysis
Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world’s coal plant fleet ran at…
China launches ‘Clean Plate’ campaign against food waste
Chinese President Xi stressed the need to maintain a sense of ‘crisis’ around food. China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President…
Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare
In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors,…
COVID-19: How the pandemic is affecting the European class of 2020’s first job chances
Europe’s class of 2020 are an unlucky bunch, with cancelled graduations, final exams turned on their heads, and end-of-year parties scrapped because of the…
Vaarallisten aineiden tarkkailua tulee tehostaa jätteenkäsittelyssä
Suomen ympäristökeskus selvitti jätteenkäsittelijöiden ympäristölupapäätösten avulla pysyvien orgaanisten yhdisteiden (POP-yhdisteiden) huomioimista teollisuuspäästödirektiivin soveltamisalaan kuuluvien laitosten päästötarkkailuissa. Riskinä esimerkiksi rakennus-, muovi- tai elektroniikkajätteen käsittelyssä on vaarallisten…
Uber may be forced to shut down California ride services over new driver ruling
Uber Technologies Inc would be forced to shut down its ride-hailing operations in California if a court ruling that blocks it from classifying its drivers…
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