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Pollution · GenevaSince negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address plastic pollution began more than three years ago, protecting human health has risen to the top of many countries’ priority lists. This is partly because the science on the issue has evolved so rapidly. There are now thousands of scientific papers showing how plastics affect people’s health at every stage of the material’s life cycle — from the extraction of oil and gas to the disposal of…See the Story
Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate.
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Cairo, Egypt · CairoDr. Abdellatif El-Menawy At the foot of the Giza pyramids, on the sacred land of ancient Memphis — the first capital of the world’s oldest known nation — a new and unprecedented project is taking shape: the Grand Egyptian Museum. Far beyond being a traditional cultural edifice or archaeological display, it is a symbolic expression of Egypt’s strategic transformation toward redefining its global stature. It bridges an unparalleled civilizational …See the Story