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Lisbon, Jul 27 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Irene Barahona) A Japanese clam was introduced in Portuguese waters of the Tagus and Sado as an "environmental experiment" to purify their water from mercury, lead and cadmium. Today, this invasive species, toxic to humans, reaches consumers in Portugal and Spain through stealth networks.The Japanese clam absorbs biotoxins from the waters of the Lisbon estuary, trace of an industrial past that has now become "a public health problem," the head of the Environmental Technical Division of the Republican National Guard (GNR), Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Vaz Alves, explains to Efe.FOOTAGE OF THE CLAM UNDER THE VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE IN LISBON.
The first shipment of US assistance to Ukraine arrives in Boryspil, which Washington said was meant to "bolster its defenses in the face of growing Russian aggression", a day after Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine. "The shipment includes close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine," the US embassy in Kyiv tweeted. IMAGES
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 (EFE) .- Brazil registered 318 deaths from Covid-19 Sunday and reached a total of 574,527 deaths, but this week has been the least lethal since the beginning of the year 2021, according to official sources.(Camera: JANAINA QUINET / ANTONIO LACERDA)SHOT LIST: PACKED BEACHES IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
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