Garbage bins in Kotabaru area, Yogyakarta City. Metrotvnews.com/ Ahmad Mustaqim Yogyakarta: The city of Yogyakarta is at risk of increasing disease cases. Stack rubbish in various places that have not been solved that could encourage an increase in disease during the rainy season. “It’s diarrhea, skin diseases, but skin diseases are not the same (diseases … Read more
Brasilia. Brazil signed a 170 billion reais (about $30 billion) compensation deal on Friday with mining companies BHP, Vale and Samarco for the collapse of a dam in 2015, one of the country’s worst environmental disasters. The collapse in the city of Mariana, in the southeast of the country, caused a gigantic mudslide that killed … Read more
Washington and New York. A billionaire in Mexico generates more climate pollution in nine hours than an average Mexican does in a year; Likewise, in one month, that same rich person generates more carbon emissions than the average person in a lifetime, according to calculations in a new Oxfam report. The analysis is not limited … Read more
Burning wood worry With RTL News·8 minutes ago·Modified: 1 minute ago © ANP RTL Less than half (45 percent) of people with a wood stove, pellet stove or fireplace are familiar with the Stookwijzer, according to research conducted by the RTL News Panel. Of the stockists who are familiar with the site, 54 percent also … Read more
Light complaints about the public transport system New York City is the order of the day. And this time, to the series of complaints from passengers, from delay, suspend service and neglected stations, now added to the poor air quality suffered by New Yorkers who rely on the subway to get around the Big Apple. … Read more
Throughout its 2 decades of existence, New York’s 311 helpline has seen more than 500 million calls, through which help and information on non-emergency municipal services has been offered. Although strange or curious calls often make headlines, the true purpose of 311 is to address serious issues that affect the daily lives of New Yorkers, … Read more
Bregenz has introduced a speed limit of 30 km/h across the board Photo: APA/TOPIC IMAGE In Vorarlberg’s state capital Bregenz now has a speed limit of 30 km/h on all public roads in the city. Excluded from the regulation that has now come into force are state roads and meeting zones in which a maximum … Read more
Before 2019, 500 million plastic straws were used in the US every day, according to National Geographic. Many states have since banned them, forcing eateries to offer paper straws to their customers. It is similar in many places in Europe and here in Latvia. In a new study published in the scientific journal “Food Additives … Read more
Frankfurt/Berlin (dpa) – The biodiversity in European rivers has recovered thanks to decisive measures in many places – but this upswing has long stagnated. The original richness in species is far from being reached again, reports scientists from Frankfurt and Berlin, among others, in the journal “Nature”. They followed the development using the example of … Read more
Because disposable vapes do not meet current battery standards, single-use e-cigarettes will be banned in Europe. Such a ban could take effect at the end of 2026. Also in Short foreign news: The state of New York is investigating a ban on tobacco products / WHO warns of interference by the tobacco industry / Americans … Read more