Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed Friday.
Is this a concern for the Olympics, or the environment (with a spotlight brought on it due to the Olympics)? Hopefully something is done to correct this for the long term.
- In response to the EU's tariffs on EV, China announced an anti-dumping probe on pork imports from the European Union. But at less than $2 billion last year, pork accounts for a tiny sliver of the trade between the EU and China, which topped $280 billion in 2023....
Liz Truss worked so hard on opening up new pork markets in China. Now these tariffs threaten the EU. Brexit and her time in office is finally starting to makes sense!
River Seine unfit for swimming one month from Paris Olympics, tests show ( www.rfi.fr ) Englisch
Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed Friday.
China Is Targeting Europe's Soft (Pork) Belly ( www.bloomberg.com ) Englisch
- In response to the EU's tariffs on EV, China announced an anti-dumping probe on pork imports from the European Union. But at less than $2 billion last year, pork accounts for a tiny sliver of the trade between the EU and China, which topped $280 billion in 2023....
Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch