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Coronavirus: EU to announce huge recovery package

Economies across the 27-nation EU bloc have been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, but several southern states had big debts even before the crisis. Germany…

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Heavy rains may mar quality of Ugandan coffee crop: official

The quality of Uganda’s coffee crop may decline in the coming months as heavy rains across the east African nation have reduced the amount of…

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Rio Tinto admits damaging Australian Aboriginal heritage site

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region — blasting near the 46,000-year-old heritage site to…

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Fast fashion: Pakistan garment workers fight for rights amid Covid-19 crisis

Across Pakistan, thousands of garment workers are battling against forced layoffs and months of unpaid salaries, as the deepening economic crisis caused by Covid-19 hits…

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EU recovery fund is a chance to accelerate the circular economy

In a circular economy, goods are designed to last, consumption and waste is reduced, and resources are maximised. Putting the circular economy at the core…

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Thailand’s plastic waste on steep rise during COVID-19 pandemic

As Thailand was on the path of eliminating single-use plastic bags and foam boxes, the COVID-19 stay-at-home measures have reversed the trajectory, leading to tons…

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Iceland announces target to halve food waste by 2030

The UK supermarket Iceland has announced its target to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in food waste in its operations by 2030. Iceland’s Food…

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Spain ‘very positive’ about the future of plastics recycling

The innovative R&D project Circ-Pack has successfully developed solutions covering the full plastics value chain. Industry partners from over 22 European countries say their work…

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New research reveals environmental pollutant in drinking water is more dangerous than previously understood

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that perchlorate, an environmental pollutant found in many sources of drinking water in the U.S., inhibits the uptake of iodide, an…

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Nature boost for Berlin as Amazon funds city climate protection

Germany’s capital Berlin will serve as a testing ground for a European project backed by online retailer Amazon.com to work out how best to revive…

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