Tekijä: Kirsi Seppänen
U.N. leader says 1 billion with disabilities hard hit by coronavirus
The U.N.’s leader said Wednesday the world’s 1 billion people living with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus and called for them…
Coronavirus crisis changing Japan’s work culture
The coronavirus pandemic is changing many aspects of the ways in which Japan works, with analysts suggesting that the crisis offers a chance for companies…
Pollution causing birth defects in children of DRC cobalt miners – study
Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being exposed to dangerous levels of toxic pollution that is causing birth defects in…
EU forecasts ‘recession of historic proportions’ this year
The European Union predicted Wednesday “a recession of historic proportions this year” due to the impact of the coronavirus as it released its first official…
UK watchdog deems Shell’s ‘drive carbon neutral’ ad campaign acceptable
A Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) advertising campaign promising customers they can “drive carbon neutral” has been deemed acceptable under Britain’s advertising rules following an investigation,…
Team develops new way to recycle nuclear waste
The new approach offers a way of separating out different components of nuclear waste. The one-step chemical reaction, which appears in the journal Industrial &…
Vieraskasvit uhkaavat luontoa – näillä ohjeilla pääset alkuun niiden torjumisessa
Vieraslajit ovat eläin-, kasvi- ja sienilajeja, jotka ovat siirtyneet luontaisilta esiintymisalueiltaan uusille alueille ihmistoiminnan seurauksena. Tässä artikkelissa neuvomme, kuinka voit auttaa luontoa torjumalla haitallisia vieraskasveja,…
The Mediterranean is drowning in plastic waste
In the summer time, the sun rises early over the Mediterranean. The beach is still almost devoid of people. The city cleaning staff has already…
Scottish Water switches on latest solar array at Dunfermline wastewater facility
A wastewater treatment facility in Dunfermline is the latest Scottish Water facility to be fitted with onsite solar technology, as the water company progresses towards…
Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
More than three billion people will be living in places with “near un-liveable” temperatures by 2070, according to a new study. Unless greenhouse gas emissions…
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