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...The number of skilled engineers responsible for manufacturing nuclear equipment has decreased by about 45 per cent, according to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association....
...The lawsuit claims that PFAS have leached into at least 146 public water systems, serving an estimated 16mn Californians....
...Some responded by pivoting to making masks and personal protective equipment as demand for those products climbed rapidly....
...The British Sandwich & Food to Go Association estimates that, two years on, business is still 20 per cent below pre-pandemic levels....
...The German government, brandishing its economic firepower, has promised to deploy a €200bn “protective shield” over its citizens and key industries....
...Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy and public affairs at the Road Haulage Association, said supermarkets and other businesses wanted “a reasonably high stock of everything that's not perishable in...
...Despite this, the ponds aren’t due to be emptied of water until the 2030s....
...Chartered Waters breaks down where all those semiconductor chips, in such short supply right now, end up....
...We are in uncharted waters. Panicos Demetriades: This is a very tough question. I believe the global economy and, in turn, the UK are in uncharted waters....
...Having fought many battles, they are protective of those rights already won....
...Nestled on the shore, with its own lakefront jetty and wood hut, it can basically claim public waters as its own pool; in summer, swimmers amble through a bank of wildflowers to reach the water’s edge....
...He said the extra £4.7bn the Treasury had allocated fell short of the £6.6bn the Local Government Association has estimated the crisis has cost the sector....
...Moreover, the pandemic boosted trade of health-related goods, with personal protective equipment recording explosive 92 per cent annual growth in the second quarter....
...The outbreak, which has caused 18,738 deaths in hospitals across the UK, has pushed supply chains to breaking point, with the NHS and government also struggling to secure personal protective equipment and...
...“That leads to global demand for many of the things that China produces: work-from-home goods, consumer electronics and personal protective equipment.”...
...Governments around the world slammed on disruptive export controls on personal protective equipment with impunity, there were warnings of disruptions to international goods trade, particularly food, and...
...Charted waters While the pandemic has, in general, negatively affected trade in goods, it has increased demand for certain things, notably face masks....
...Abigail Ross Hopper, president of the US Solar Energy Industries Association, said in January that the association has been telling “all solar companies operating in the Xinjiang region to immediately move...
...For years it laboured in obscurity, churning out the ingredients for water filters, bandages and vacuum cleaner bags. With coronavirus, everything changed....
...While some parents are overly protective, others are not protective enough....
...Let’s return to one of our favourite subjects of the pandemic, the EU’s export restrictions for protective gear....
...Many operated from unsuitable premises, which left dangerous effluent entering water courses, and staff were given ineffective protective equipment when handling dangerous and corrosive cleaning materials...
...Charted waters US tariff income dropped in March to its lowest level in 18 months....
...“And the guys there are very protective of their spot. You need to get permission to surf it.”...
...EU officials said that governments were working on a plan to jointly procure crucial personal protective gear for medical staff....
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