3M’s $10 Billion PFAS Payout Is Just The Tip of the Iceberg

If you’re like 200 million other Americans, when you turned on your tap today you consumed water contaminated with PFAS—short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, but better…

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The Long History of Vaccinating Kids in School

Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11, the Biden Administration has signaled that it…

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This Year Might Be the Worst Tick Season Ever_1

Marci Silbert wasn’t walking far on the evening of May 6. She, her husband, and another couple were visiting friends for dinner, and after eating, took a…

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Bangladesh garment export growth seen slowing to ‘normal’ 15% this year

The garment industry accounts for more than 80% of total exports for Bangladesh, which sells to clients such as Walmart, Gap Inc, H&M, VF Corp, Zara and…

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Brioni to lay off 320 people across its production plants in Italy

The plan was presented at a meeting inside the Italian Ministry for Economic Development, in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Labour and the regions…

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Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD offer bookings for Covid-19 tests

The services have been launched as China accelerates testing for the illness and the city of Wuhan, the initial epicentre of the outbreak, opens up from lockdown.Users…

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Danish label Rains wins court case against Inditex in Denmark

The target of Rains’s legal case was none less than Inditex, accused of replicating two Rains anoraks, the Parka Coat and the Long Jacket, alleged copies of…

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French online retail sales could rise again in 2019 despite ‘Yellow Vests’- Fevad

In 2018 alone, the French spent 92.6 billion euros online, a year-on-year rise of 13.4 percent although the “Yellow Vests” protests in November and December took their…

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France detains model agent and Epstein ex-associate Brunel over sex crime claims

Brunel was detained on Wednesday on accusations of rape, sexual assault of minors, human trafficking and being part of a criminal conspiracy, Paris prosecutors told AFP.He was…

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