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Crackdown on 'forever chemicals' expands ahead of EU rules overhaul
Euronews
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August 20, 2025
Published on 20/08/2025 - 16:10 GMT+2 The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on Wednesday expanded its proposal to restrict so-called “forever chemicals” from eight new industrial and commercial sectors as the long-awaited revision of the EU’s...
Dutch Scholtens farm boosts efficiency with automation
Fresh Plaza
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August 13, 2025
The Scholtens family operates a 400-hectare arable farm in the Dutch Noordoostpolder, combining long-established practices with a focus on future requirements. "We do things our way," says Niels Scholtens. "Not to be stubborn, but because we...
Scientific Breakthrough Offers Sustainable Soil Solutions for Desert Areas
Oman Observer
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August 13, 2025
In the arid soils of regions like Oman, where salinity levels are high, organic matter is scarce, and water resources are limited, conventional farming practices often struggle to deliver sustainable yields. However, emerging scientific research...
Scientists develop safeguards to improve biodiversity tracking in the...
Food Ingredients First
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A study led by University of Oxford researchers outlines a new blueprint to help tackle the biodiversity impacts of farming. They developed a framework to help agricultural sectors better contribute to global biodiversity targets without causing...
Dutch supermarkets issue urgent recall of herring over listeria fears
NL Times
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August 13, 2025
Supermarket chains Albert Heijn and PLUS are each recalling packages of ready-to-eat herring over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria. It is at least the second recall of fish in the Netherlands involving the bacteria in under four...
Mangal Electrical IPO Gets 60% Subscription On Day 2 So Far: Should You Subscribe? Check GMP, Price, Other Details
News18
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August 21, 2025
Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 10:16 IST Mangal Electrical IPO: Its grey market premium stands at 5.88%, indicating a weak market debut. Mangal Electrical IPO GMP Today.Mangal Electrical IPO GMP: The initial public offering of transformer...
Comments Invited for New ISO Research Standard
MrWeb
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August 15 2025 International standards body the ISO has released a draft revision of its ISO 20252 standard for public comment by the worldwide research, insights and analytics community. ISO Technical Committee 225 (TC225), which is comprised of...
Today in History: 1831, Nat Turner launches rebellion
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Today is Thursday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2025. There are 132 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of...
Dutch Bros: Two Fresh Buy Points Percolating For This Fizzy Growth Stock
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 13, 2025
Having just earned a spot on Investor's Business Daily's Breakout Stocks Index, Dutch Bros (BROS) has now served up three reasons for investors to keep an eye on the coffee shop chain. The fact that Dutch Bros stock continues to percolate two...
Dutch Marktlink Capital secures €520 million for private equity and venture capital investments
EU Startups
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August 13, 2025
Amsterdam’s Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from private investors for two new funds, with the capital to be invested across a mix of private equity and venture capital funds. The €440 million private equity vehicle will target eleven...
Today in History: August 21, total solar eclipse captivates America
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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August 21, 2025
Today is Thursday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2025. There are 132 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 21, 2017, Americans witnessed their first full-blown coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I, with eclipse-watchers gathering...
Kane's plea, Ten Hag's rebuild and Dortmund bank on Jobe: Bundesliga preview
The National News
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It is a mark of how far Harry Kane, the England centre-forward, has come to terms with life at Bayern Munich that, as he embarks on his third season there, he’s having public differences of opinion with Lothar Matthaus, legendary former skipper of...
Dutch company launches largest GPS network for drones in agriculture
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 13, 2025
tonefotografia / Depositphotos.com FreshMiners Company in the Netherlands launched a GPS service that enables accurate positioning for agriculture, construction, and drone navigation. The Dutch Company launched a service for extra-accurate GPS....
Canada captures just 2% of global farm tech investment
Digital Journal
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August 15, 2025
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash Canadian farms are navigating a mixed reality. Farm cash receipts climbed to $25.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 3.1% from last year. And while a country-wide ‘elbows up’ push to buy Canadian goods has...
BARABARA DAVIES: How the Dutch Letby walked free... She was a paediatric nurse jailed for killing seven patients - before her conviction was sensationally quashed. So what does her story mean for Letby's appeal?
Daily Mail
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August 16, 2025
Her story is horribly familiar. A hard-working blonde nurse found guilty of killing seven of her patients, including at least three babies, and told she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Circumstantial evidence, including disturbing...
Justice denied: Prisoner rights missing in WA’s broken system
Independent Australia
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Western Australia’s rising prison population exposes systemic neglect, with overcrowding, suicidality and the absence of prisoner rights laws driving cycles of harm, writes Gerry Georgatos. * CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses self-harm and...
Dutch Minister and parliamentarian's details in laboratory leak
NL Times
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August 13, 2025
A massive leak of laboratory data included the private information of a Minister in the current Dutch Cabinet and a sitting parliamentarian, RTL Nieuws discovered. The politicians’ names, home addresses, citizen service numbers (BSNs), and medical...
DigiTec 2025 presents `top ten` speakers of year`s main technological event
Finport
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ArmInfo. In October, Yerevan will become a point of attraction for the global technological community for several days, bringing together technological leaders, visionaries and innovators from all over the world on one platform. On October 10-12,...
European shares flat; all eyes on Jackson Hole summit
Zawya
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European equities were largely subdued on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat as of 0834 GMT, while most major...
The ‘Stories of Us’ Exhibit Explores the Black Experience in Cleveland, America
The Good Men Project - California
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August 21, 2025
By Sharyn Arai In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year, co-creator Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye wants to create a discussion around our shared history and the Black experience of living in...