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Medical-Fish-Skin Company Kerecis Receives the Premier Sustainability Award for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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ARLINGTON, Va. & REYKJAVIK, Iceland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025-- Kerecis, the company pioneering the use of sustainably sourced fish skin and fatty acids in cellular therapy and tissue regeneration, received Premier’s Sustainability Award for...
This report highlights the 'green contribution' of China's trade-in program: Global Times editorial
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT The latest report from UK-based energy think tank Ember shows that China's consumer goods trade-in program could cut electricity use for residential cooling during peak summer months by as much as 4.1 percent. That's...
Yes, Scotland owned slaves, but don't just blame us
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 11, 2025
But this also means comprehensively, rather than partially and selectively, and recognising in the words of the novelist L. P. Hartley that “the past is another country”. Goring asserts that “even” the Picts traded in slaves. Why “even”? All...
India among world’s most equal societies: World Bank report
The Times of India
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July 17, 2025
A latest World Bank report places India among the world’s most equal societies ranking it the 4th most-equal country globally ahead of the G20 and G7 nations. According to the report, behind this success is a consistent policy focus on: Reducing...
Why do Iceland’s volcanoes keep erupting, and how dangerous are they?
The Straits Times
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July 17, 2025
Repeated volcanic eruptions have rocked south-western Iceland since December 2023, and the island’s inhabitants are getting used to the sight of lava spewing near populated areas. For the wider world, the eruptions have rekindled memories of the...
$60M luxury hot springs resort near Zion National Park open for business
KSL - Utah
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LA VERKIN, Washington County — Southern Utah has gained yet another attraction, with the $60 million Zion Canyon Hot Springs officially opening on Monday. The new property — the third operated by WorldSprings — features 53 bodies of water,...
Delivery drones may soon take off in the US. Here's why
KPRC - Texas
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August 12, 2025
Delivery drones are so fast they can zip a pint of ice cream to a customer’s driveway before it melts. Yet the long-promised technology has been slow to take off in the United States. More than six years after the Federal Aviation Administration...
Volcanic Eruption Jolts Iceland: Blue Lagoon & Town Evacuated
London Daily Digital
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July 17, 2025
A dramatic eruption of the Sundhnúkur volcano in southwest Iceland began at approximately 03:56 a.m. local time, opening a 700–1,000 m-long fissure near the crater row around Stóra‑Skógfell, about 50 km from Reykjavík. This marks the twelfth...
Revealed: Man Utd's Mbeumo bid during execs' Iceland summit, Ratcliffe’s fishing trip, ‘bomb squad’ fears
The Athletic
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July 18, 2025
As Manchester United’s pre-season gets properly started in Stockholm against Leeds United, the idiosyncrasies of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s regime will again be apparent. Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox are scheduled to...
Landhótel | Rural Luxury in the Heart of South Iceland
Iceland Review
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July 17, 2025
This article is brought to you in partnership with Landhótel. Amid the wide skies and quiet roads of South Iceland lies a hotel that surprises many who find it. Just off the Ring Road, between the town of Hella and the edges of the wild Central...
In Peshawbestown, the Grand Traverse Band puts fish waste to use
Interlochen Public Radio - Michigan
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August 12, 2025
Piles of sawdust sit just downhill from the Peshawbestown Gitigaan, the farm of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, where local commercial fisheries drop off all the parts of a fish they don’t sell — heads, bones, organs,...
2025 Cage-Free Egg Commitment Deadline Looms: Time for Companies to Crack On
Ethical Marketing News
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July 17, 2025
With just six months remaining until the 2025 cage-free egg commitment deadline, food companies are in the final stretch to transition their remaining egg supply. The pressure is on as the industry works to meet consumer expectations and honour...
'Stamp of approval': Calgary-based company wins global climate solutions prize
Calgary Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local News Calgary's Carbon Upcycling turns industrial waste byproducts into materials for cement production — over the years, it has amassed US$70 million in funding Dante Luu, communications lead with Carbon...
Peanut Allergy Market Set to Grow at a 16% CAGR During the Study Period (2020-2034) Owing to Current Usage of Epinephrine, Anticipated Usage of XOLAIR in Adults, PALFORZIA in Toddlers and Expected Entry of Viaskin Peanut Patches | DelveInsight
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The evolving peanut allergy treatment market landscape features clinical trials led by DBV Technologies (Viaskin [DBV712] Peanut Patch), Novartis (Remibrutinib), Aravax (PVX108), ALK-Abello (Sublingual Immunotherapy-Tablet), InnoUp Farma (INP20),...
Nearly half Europe’s aid for Ukraine coming from procurement rather than stockpiles, says think tank
EurActiv
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August 12, 2025
Much of the military aid Europe is now sending to Ukraine is being delivered from factories through procurement deals rather than out of existing military stockpiles, according to new data from Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The...
Senior EU officials, 24 FMs pledge urgent action to stop starvation in Gaza
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 13:15, August 13, 2025 Displaced Palestinians wait to get free food in the west of Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) Since October 2023, the death toll from starvation and malnutrition has climbed to 227,...
Kenya Among Bottom 40 in Global Peace Rankings as Iceland Tops List
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 17, 2025
Only 36 countries are less peaceful than Kenya, according to a recent report ranking the most peaceful nations globally. The 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks Kenya in position 127 out of 163, placing it among the least peaceful nations in the...
Volcano on Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland erupts for ninth time since 2023
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
A volcano erupted on Wednesday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, the ninth eruption in region since the end of 2023. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption had begun just before 4am local time...
HEADLINES 7/17: World/national news to Concerts on Market Square
Knox TN Today - Tennessee
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July 17, 2025
HEADLINES from around the world, nation, state and area. Readers should engage critically with the headlines by querying the search engine of choice (ex: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo) to discover the truth behind the headlines, seeking reliable...
Tourists evacuated as Iceland volcano erupts opening up 2.4km-long fissure
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
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