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Europe eyes lithium ‘white gold’ rush as cars go green

by Isabel MALSANG Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Europe is seeking to expand its lithium mining and refining capacity…

EU bans cancer threat chemicals in tattoo ink

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- An EU ban on tattoo ink and permanent make-up containing chemicals feared to cause cancers or…

EU moves to label nuclear, gas energy as ‘green’

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The European Union is planning to label energy from nuclear power and natural gas as "green"…

Jabs, boosters ‘vital’ against Omicron: EU leaders

by Marc BURLEIGH BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU leaders said on Thursday that vaccinations and booster shots would be vital…

EU starts J&J Covid vaccine booster evaluation

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's drug watchdog on Monday said it was evaluating an application by Johnson &…

Novavax files for EU Covid vaccine approval

by Jan HENNOP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant Novavax has applied for authorization for their coronavirus vaccine in…

Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year: report

  by Camille BAS-WOHLERT Agence France Presse COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have…

EU avoiding ‘rash decisions’ on energy price rises

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (AFP) - The impact of surging gas and electricity prices globally threatens the EU's energy market, but the bloc…

EU lawmakers back plan for sustainable farming

STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - The European Parliament backed Wednesday an ambitious EU push to make farming more sustainable, in a move…

EU has exported ‘over 1 billion’ Covid-19 vaccine doses

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union has exported "over one billion" doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past 10…

Natural gas market soars to record heights

by Roland JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - European and UK gas prices surged Wednesday to record peaks,…

UK to relax post-Brexit rules on gene-edited crops

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to relax regulation of gene-edited crops, following the…

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