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US states will lead ‘forever chemicals’ crackdown

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UNITED STATES

The bill is intended to institute comprehensive, nation-wide regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, the White House has said that it would…

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

Saudi Arabia will grow its petrochemicals industry

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SAUDI ARABIA

The announcement follows several investments in the sector at home and abroad by Aramco. Riyadh is doubling down on its strategy of converting an increasing proportion of its…

Containing Africa’s armyworm invasion will be complex

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AFRICA

Fall armyworm in Africa.

US strike merely limits Damascus to conventional arms

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SYRIA

The overnight operation was in response to a chemical gas attack attributed to the Syrian government in the village of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province on April 4. The air raid…

US-led air strikes will embolden Damascus and Moscow

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SYRIA

The attack was a coordinated response to the April 7 suspected chlorine gas attack on a besieged zone of Douma. As they were well signposted in advance and had predictable…

Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be modest

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IRELAND

The agri-food industry will be particularly hurt by new customs and regulatory checks, as will pharmaceuticals and chemicals, electric and electronic machinery, and wholesale and…

EU sets out ambitious carbon management strategy

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EU

The proposals represent a major shift towards activism in the EU’s approach to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Demand will come from storage sites and the production of…

Germany is close to entering a recession

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GERMANY

Berlin believes that supply via the pipeline will decline significantly or end completely after the maintenance work. Consumer confidence in July reached an historic low…

War threatens lasting risks for Germany’s economy

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GERMANY

The impact of the war in Ukraine, and Western sanctions on Russia, is already harming the economy through higher energy and consumer prices plus trade disruption. The German…