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Human, enjoys debate, 🤘 rock gigs, humour, 🏊♂️, ⛷️, 🤿, 🍴 & 🐺 FC.
Citizen of 🌎, 🇮🇪, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧. Work @Oakfnd. Trying to learn French. Les vues ici sont les miennes. Mostly in Geneva & Twickenham
Citizen of 🌎, 🇮🇪, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧. Work @Oakfnd. Trying to learn French. Les vues ici sont les miennes. Mostly in Geneva & Twickenham
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“The gap between producer and consumer prices is widening”. “Average profit margins of retailers and manufacturers have been rising for over ten years.”
Key findings (warnings?) from a report published yesterday by the 🇩🇪 Monopoly Commission.
#FairFoodChain
www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...
Key findings (warnings?) from a report published yesterday by the 🇩🇪 Monopoly Commission.
#FairFoodChain
www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...
Special Report 84: Competition in the Food Supply Chain - Monopolkommission
Monopolkommission
www.monopolkommission.de
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“The gap between producer and consumer prices is widening”. “Average profit margins of retailers and manufacturers have been rising for over ten years.”
Key findings (warnings?) from a report published yesterday by the 🇩🇪 Monopoly Commission.
#FairFoodChain
www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...
Key findings (warnings?) from a report published yesterday by the 🇩🇪 Monopoly Commission.
#FairFoodChain
www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...
A 2020 oil spill devastated livelihoods and created a groundswell for political change, but the island's faltering search for justice is putting that dream to the test
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
How an Ecological Disaster in Mauritius Awakened a People
A 2020 oil spill devastated livelihoods and created a groundswell for political change, but the island's faltering search for justice is putting that dream to the test
newlinesmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A 2020 oil spill devastated livelihoods and created a groundswell for political change, but the island's faltering search for justice is putting that dream to the test
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
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Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
Six juges et trois procureurs de la Cour pénale internationale, dont le procureur général, Karim Khan, ont été placés sous sanctions par les Etats-Unis. Dans un entretien au « Monde », le magistrat français évoque le poids de ces mesures sur son travail et sa vie quotidienne.
www.lemonde.fr
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
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Must beans be soaked? Can they be salted? Are canned beans just as good as dried? We answer these questions (and more) in our ultimate guide to beans, featuring tips for cooking dried and canned beans and a rundown of some common varieties: foodprint.org/blog/the-foo...
The FoodPrint guide to beans: Everything you need to know to buy, cook, eat and enjoy them
Your complete guide to buying, cooking and enjoying beans, including tips, techniques and a comparison of common bean varieties.
foodprint.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Must beans be soaked? Can they be salted? Are canned beans just as good as dried? We answer these questions (and more) in our ultimate guide to beans, featuring tips for cooking dried and canned beans and a rundown of some common varieties: foodprint.org/blog/the-foo...
The fossil premium has arrived www.forbes.com/sites/walvan...
The Green Premium Is Dead. The Fossil Premium Has Arrived.
The energy transformation is moving forward. In many cases Green Premiums are not necessary any longer. Instead, Fossil Premiums are now used to protect old industries.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The fossil premium has arrived www.forbes.com/sites/walvan...
"Used to brew behind bars" BBC News - Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite behind bars
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Australian murderer sues for right to Vegemite behind bars
Andre McKechnie argues the Vegemite ban in Victoria's jails denies him the right to "enjoy his culture".
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"Used to brew behind bars" BBC News - Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite behind bars
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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16,000 chemicals in plastic
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
16,000 chemicals in plastic
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
Bayer weighs Roundup exit www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Bayer Weighs Roundup’s Demise Over Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits
The world’s most widely used weedkiller is confronting legal battles as well as a cat-and-mouse game with nature. But it’s not clear what can take its place.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Bayer weighs Roundup exit www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
BBC News - Tesco suspends fish farm after claims lice-infested salmon left in pen
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tesco suspends fish farm after claims lice-infested salmon left in pen
Bakkafrost Scotland says a "very small" number of fish were in a site that had been declared fallow.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
BBC News - Tesco suspends fish farm after claims lice-infested salmon left in pen
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"in spite of the efforts of good-faith actors who are participating in the plastics treaty negotiations. As fossil-fuel companies face the existential threat that is the transition to renewable energy, they are doubling down on plastics production."
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
Plastic Planet | Venus Bivar
Stalled negotiations and accelerating accumulation in the global petrochemicals industry
www.phenomenalworld.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"in spite of the efforts of good-faith actors who are participating in the plastics treaty negotiations. As fossil-fuel companies face the existential threat that is the transition to renewable energy, they are doubling down on plastics production."
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
Chemical industry pollution - fishers/taxpayers paying the price www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Swiss authorities impose ban on sale of PFAS-tainted fish
Pike and perch from Lake Zug in central Switzerland are too contaminated by PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals". Their sale or distribution as food is forbidden with immediate effect.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Chemical industry pollution - fishers/taxpayers paying the price www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Catastrophic spill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told
Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Catastrophic spill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds
Commercial cooking shown to be cause of unusual peaks when policy was operating during pandemic in autumn 2020
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I like an advertised stage time. www.drownedinsound.org/the-guesswor...
The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?
Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?
www.drownedinsound.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I like an advertised stage time. www.drownedinsound.org/the-guesswor...
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Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
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Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Coimisiún na Meán Investigation into X - Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán’s Investigations Team has today (12.11.2025) commenced a formal investigation into the provider of the X online platform (X), under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The investigati...
www.cnam.ie
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Mass fish deaths at salmon farm lead to record welfare fine | Intrafish share.google/2zkB4e569pXA...
Mass fish deaths at salmon farm lead to record welfare fine
Over 106,000 salmon died in three cages at Salaks’ Durmalsvika site, prompting Norway’s Food Safety Authority to issue its highest-allowed penalty and accuse the company of acting too late to stop pro...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Mass fish deaths at salmon farm lead to record welfare fine | Intrafish share.google/2zkB4e569pXA...
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Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t.
Emissions scandal: factory farms fail to declare climate impacts
Applications for giant UK livestock factory farms are ignoring climate emissions, despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t.
One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions.
Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t.
Harmful pellets spilled by someone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Harmful pellets spilled by someone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting discussion, through such discussions we can listen and improve food conversations over time...
theconversation.com/earthshot-pr...
theconversation.com/earthshot-pr...
Earthshot prize’s request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon
Western ideas of sustainability imposed on Indigenous cultures and food risk stifling what is unique and sustainable.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Interesting discussion, through such discussions we can listen and improve food conversations over time...
theconversation.com/earthshot-pr...
theconversation.com/earthshot-pr...
Magic beans www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
Magic beans: the protein-rich superfood in a potful of top chefs’ recipes
A roundup of warming bean meals in honour of a fantastic new campaign to double UK bean consumption by 2028
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Magic beans www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
Mowi salmon loses Royal Warrant over welfare concerns.
thefishsite.com/articles/mow...
thefishsite.com/articles/mow...
Mowi loses Royal Warrant over salmon welfare concerns
Mowi has lost its Royal Warrant following release of footage that showed some of its staff using primitive methods to euthanise ailing salmon.
thefishsite.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Mowi salmon loses Royal Warrant over welfare concerns.
thefishsite.com/articles/mow...
thefishsite.com/articles/mow...
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France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country.
Learn more:
Learn more:
France Redefines Rape in Landmark Law
France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law -that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country.
www.hrw.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country.
Learn more:
Learn more:
I would love to see a comparison with neighbouring authoritarian ruled Russia and Belarus. www.euronews.com/business/202...
Twenty years on: Did joining the EU make new members richer?
EU membership enjoys strong approval in new member states largely thanks to the economic firepower they have gained. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the GDP growth story in the new accession ...
www.euronews.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I would love to see a comparison with neighbouring authoritarian ruled Russia and Belarus. www.euronews.com/business/202...
UK Famers being pressurised into intensive and low welfare meat production by food companies claims an industry insider report. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/insider...
Insider whistleblowers accuse industry of relentless drive towards cheap and processed meat
The report claims public heath and the UK's food security have been 'deprioritised' as supermarkets go in pursuit of sales of 'cheaper and more highly processed' meat and dairy products
www.thegrocer.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
UK Famers being pressurised into intensive and low welfare meat production by food companies claims an industry insider report. www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/insider...