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US transport chief sorry over delayed derailment response
US transport chief sorry over delayed derailment response
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg voiced regret Thursday over his muted response to a toxic train derailment and pushed for safety reforms as he addressed resident's fears over possible contamination of their air and water. Norfolk Southern says it is monitoring air and water quality as it removes rail cars and contaminated materials. ft/mlm

World's last Meccano factory to close next year in France
World's last Meccano factory to close next year in France
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The owners of the world's last dedicated Meccano toy factory have said it will close by next year after more than half a century in France because of rising costs. The French site is the last factory owned and run by Spin Master for Meccano toys, but the company has also outsourced Meccano production to toy makers in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Global wildlife contaminated by 'forever chemicals'
Global wildlife contaminated by 'forever chemicals'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful "forever chemicals", according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. The mapping of over 125 peer-reviewed scientific studies is the first global scoping of the problem in wildlife, the authors said.