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Toxics Watchdog Group Pushes for FDA-Led Summit to Tackle Mercury Cosmetics
15 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle the persistent trade of mercury cosmetics across the country. The group put forward the…
Pakistan Celebrates Independence Day on August 14
by Irshad Ahmad Mughal The 14th of August is the Independence Day of Pakistan. There are lots of flags all around. Dangerous demonstrations are made on the roads due to the one-wheeling of motorcyclists. A 12-gun salute is fired by the…
Several challenges for Prof Yunus’ interim government in Bangladesh
The collapse of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina, amid the student protests which sparked a mass upsurge in the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere was predicted weeks ago. By Saleem Samad The student protests all over the country turned…
Manila Toy Wholesalers Sell Plastic Nails with Toxic Glue
12 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste criticized the unchecked sale of unauthorized plastic nail sets marketed for children’s use that are sold with a glue containing a hazardous substance restricted in cosmetics and toys. Based on…
Lowering Organic Waste Methane: Turning Organic Waste into Climate Solutions
Mobilizing Asia-Pacific for Rapid Methane Reduction and Sustainable Waste Management 12 August 2024 — As the climate crisis escalates, the spotlight is on a potent but often overlooked greenhouse gas: methane. With approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted annually…
The Vicious Cycle of Hate and Violence
Violence goes around in a circle and then leaves that circle to form another circle. In this way, these circles rotate and expand on all sides. Those who sow hate or lead from hate unconsciously understand and continue to sow…
Imahika Art presents: ES IST WAS ES IST: Art as Sites of Inquiry and Acceptance
ES IST WAS ES IST is a group exhibition curated by Lester Amacio, who believes abstraction is poetry. It opened on August 10 and will run until August 25 25, 2024. This thought-provoking collection of artworks invites viewers to engage and…
EcoWaste Coalition Marks 5th Year of BPA Ban in Baby Feeding Bottles
Pushes for a Wider Ban on BPA in Food Contact Materials 10 August 2024, Quezon City. To mark the fifth anniversary of a progressive policy banning bisphenol A (BPA), a known endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), in baby feeding bottles and sippy…
5 Journalists Killed in Bangladesh Turmoil, PEC Demands Fair Probes in Each Case
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock and serious concern over the fact that a number of working journalists were killed in the recent past across Bangladesh. This as the south Asian nation…
Bangladesh: Worries in Delhi grow if Yunus demands extradition of Hasina
The delay in ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking asylum or stay in destination to North America, the United Kingdom or Europe, has caused the elites in India’s South Block and Indian Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi to bite…
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