World Education Day : 234M children are missing school due to conflicts and climate change
• Jan 25, 2025, 11:00 AM
1 min de lecture
A new report reveals staggering figures on education : 234 million children miss education, mainly because of conflicts and climate change. That is 35 million more than 3 years ago. Half of them are in Africa. Analysis by Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of 'Education Cannot Wait,' in New York.
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Kitchenware excluded from French PFAS ban after intensive lobbying
• 8:44 PM
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France's parliament has voted to ban some PFAS or "forever chemicals", but the law excludes kitchenware after Tefal's parent company led an intensive lobbying campaign. Meanwhile, French aviation giant Airbus flew way ahead of Boeing in 2024. Plus, James
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France's parliament votes to ban some uses of 'forever chemicals'
• 1:29 PM
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France's parliament voted to limit the production and sale of some items containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" including cosmetics, most clothing and ski wax. Story by Delano D'Souza.
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