Die EU-Kommission stellt am Mittwoch ihre Pläne für eine zuverlässigere Beschaffung Seltener Erden für die europäische Industrie vor. EU-Industriekommissar Stéphane Séjourné will die EU damit unabhängiger von China machen, das einen Großteil der weltweiten Produkten und Verarbeitung Seltener Erden kontrolliert. Er hatte Peking in der vergangenen Woche “Erpressung” in diesem Zusammenhang vorgeworfen. Séjourné hat bereits […]
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Die Verhandlungen um geplante Lockerungen der europäischen Regeln für den Einsatz von Gentechnik gehen am Mittwochabend (ab 18.30 Uhr) in die womögliche letzte Runde. Der dänische Vorsitz im Rat der 27 EU-Staaten will die Verhandlungen abschließen, die Gespräche dürften sich aber zäh gestalten. Nach Angaben mehrerer Beteiligter liegen die Positionen bei den wichtigsten Streitpunkten noch […]
Read MoreDie Verhandlungen um geplante Lockerungen der europäischen Regeln für den Einsatz von Gentechnik gehen am Mittwochabend (ab 18.30 Uhr) in die womögliche letzte Runde. Der dänische Vorsitz im Rat der 27 EU-Staaten will die Verhandlungen abschließen, die Gespräche dürften sich aber zäh gestalten. Nach Angaben mehrerer Beteiligter liegen die Positionen bei den wichtigsten Streitpunkten noch […]
Read MoreA series of investigations into exploitative work conditions within fashion subcontractors has roiled Italy’s luxury industry, with the government decrying attacks on “Made in Italy”. Five fashion brands have been put under court administration since 2024 following probes by Milan prosecutors that uncovered worker abuses and a lack of oversight into the supply chains of […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Beijing on Wednesday, where he is expected to put pressure on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations. Macron, on fourth state visit to China since taking office in 2017, will meet Xi and Premier Li Qiang at the […]
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Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic. The 32-year-old was among the very first South Africans — and Africans — to receive a dose of lenacapavir, a drug taken twice a year that […]
Read MoreUS pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday disavowed the use of one of her songs in a video shared by the White House on social media, describing the clip depicting immigration enforcement raids as “evil and disgusting.”The video, posted Monday, features Carpenter’s 2024 song “Juno” accompanying footage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in […]
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US pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday disavowed the use of one of her songs in a video shared by the White House on social media, describing the clip depicting immigration enforcement raids as “evil and disgusting.”The video, posted Monday, features Carpenter’s 2024 song “Juno” accompanying footage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in […]
Read MoreA doctor who supplied “Friends” star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, is to be sentenced in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Salvador Plasencia, 43, one of five people charged over Perry’s death, has admitted to four counts of distribution of ketamine. He faces up to 40 years in prison as […]
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