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In Tunisia, containers full of Italian household waste have been languishing for months and local NGOs are pushing for authorities to send the waste back to Italy. In May and June 2020, an Italian company brought the rubbish to Tunisia from southern Italy. It was declared to customs as plastic trash which would be recycled by a Tunisian company before being re-exported. But in truth, the waste was mostly household waste, making the transaction a flagrant violation of several international treaties. Since December, 26 people, including the former environment minister, have been arrested in connection to the scandal. Our correspondents report.
Italy will tighten its restrictions and the French government is concerned about ICU COVID-19 patients reaching 95% in Paris.
Thousands of Lebanese people are struggling to survive amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s deepening economic crisis. Inflation, coupled with insufficient state support, has made daily living a challenge for much of the population.
In Copenhagen and in other Danish cities, intriguing elevated benches have been installed to raise awareness about climate change. "In large parts of the country we will see flooding as an everyday occurrence, so we try to illustrate that with the elevated bench to get people to talk about climate change," explains Kasper Adsbøll, a senior brand manager at television channel TV2, which initiated the project.
Greece has lifted COVID rules for international and domestic flights while Italy has done away with its health pass.
Plus de 2.000 personnes ont participé dimanche à une marche blanche pour exprimer leur "solidarité" aux victimes de l'incendie meurtrier qui a dévasté le 14 février trois immeubles à Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, près de Perpignan, tuant huit personnes.
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