“Niveles preocupantes de ‘contaminantes eternos’ en el agua cerca de una planta de Solvay, según una ONG”

The NGO conducted sampling at 10 sites around the Solvay factory in Salindres, which manufactures per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) widely used in consumer products such as cookware, food packaging, waterproof textiles, and medications. The tests revealed exceptionally high concentrations of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and triflic acid, both manufactured at the site. Significant traces of […]

Dockworkers in Marseille Promise “Total Shutdown” of the Port This Wednesday

The striking workers are targeting the retirement reform and the development of the port on its western side, in the direction of Fos-sur-Mer. “Le Figaro Marseille” Are we heading towards a paralysis of the Grand Port Maritime of Marseille-Fos? “Our demands focus on two axes,” the union representative continues. “The first concerns the non-application of […]

Nantes: 2 full-time agents to review metropolitan expenses in the context of the climate challenge

The text discusses the implementation of a “green budget” by Nantes Métropole to align the community’s investments with the ecological goals of the majority. Two full-time agents are dedicated to monitoring the environmental impact of expenses, with the aim of refining the tool designed to guide Nantes Métropole’s ecological transition. The limited room for maneuver […]

L’UNRWA est confronté à la survie sous la pression d’Israël

Despite the storm, the organization still receives some support. However, in its seventy-four years of existence, the United Nations agency in charge of Palestinian refugees has weathered many storms. The Israeli government wants to bring down the agency. Its attacks have been relentless since the revelation at the end of January of the involvement of […]

Marseille: Benoît Payan finally decides to grant a subsidy to UNRWA in support of Gaza

*Le Figaro Marseille* informa que la ville de Marseille versará efectivamente 80.000 euros a la UNRWA, como fue votado durante el último consejo municipal. La mairie confirmó esta decisión, siguiendo la posición del Estado francés sobre este asunto. Sin embargo, también exigieron medidas contundentes por parte de la agencia de las Naciones Unidas, debido a […]

En Azerbaiyán, el presidente Ilham Aliev asegura su reelección.

*In Tbilisi (Georgia)* Another early election in Azerbaijan. Once again, the opposition has boycotted the election, caught off guard by the upheaval of the electoral calendar and refusing to take part in the farce of an *”authoritarian hegemonic electoral regime”*. Ilham Aliev justifies the early elections by the return to Karabakh: *”These elections mark the […]