At least 60 guests at an unnamed hotel in Benahavís, Spain, were hospitalized after swimming in a pool where chlorine and pH systems failed, releasing other gases. Children and elderly were among those affected, leading to plans for formal complaints.
Russia's permanent representative to the OPCW, Vladimir Tarabrin, stated that Russia expects a reaction from the organization and its member states regarding information provided about Ukraine's alleged use of toxic chemicals. Russia cited examples of smoke grenades with chloropicrin and a drone attack using the substance.
Gerötete und gereizte Augen nach dem Schwimmbadbesuch sind häufig. Augenarzt Gerd Geerling erklärt, dass neben Chlor auch Harnstoff aus Schweiß und Urin die Augen reizen kann. "Schwimmbad-Konjunktivitis" ist eine seltene Infektion durch Chlamydien.
En RDC, des volontaires de la Croix-Rouge assurent des enterrements "dignes et sécurisés" pour les victimes d'Ebola, malgré la difficulté de la tâche. Ils désinfectent les corps et les placent dans des cercueils scellés pour limiter la propagation du virus.
Plus de 500 parties civiles ont saisi la Cour de cassation pour contester le non-lieu dans le scandale du chlordécone, un pesticide toxique utilisé aux Antilles. La cour d'appel avait confirmé le non-lieu, estimant impossible d'établir un lien de causalité individuel certain avec les pathologies des victimes.
Une étude de Santé publique France révèle que 81,3% des adultes en Guadeloupe et 85,5% en Martinique ont du chlordécone dans le sang. Près d'un sur six dépasse le seuil de risque sanitaire.
Après 20 ans de procédures, la cour d'appel de Paris a confirmé le non-lieu dans le scandale sanitaire du chlordécone, pesticide utilisé aux Antilles. Les juges ont reconnu un "scandale sanitaire" mais ont fermé la porte à une enquête pénale.
Um casal incomum de arara-canindé e arara-vermelha vive junto há 5 anos no Buraco das Araras, em Jardim (MS). A arara-canindé foi inicialmente rejeitada, mas se adaptou emitindo sons semelhantes. Não há registro de filhotes devido a diferenças biológicas.
La loi française reconnaît la responsabilité de l'État dans la contamination au chlordécone, mais les victimes dénoncent un manque d'engagement concret pour l'indemnisation et la dépollution, qualifiant le texte de "neutre législatif".
A London clinic run by Alastair Jessel is reportedly using a dangerous method to treat stage 4 cancer patients, involving sealing them naked in plastic bags and gassing them with chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleach. Jessel admits the treatment is "dangerous" and "rarely done."
Le projet Exalia, visant à relancer une partie de Vencorex, est abandonné définitivement en raison de contraintes procédurales, menaçant 250 emplois et condamnant une filière industrielle stratégique.
Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated, non-consensual sexualized content, including images and a video, arguing the company violated data protection law and private information rights.
French deputies definitively adopted a law recognizing responsibility and compensating victims of chlordecone, an insecticide that poisoned the Antilles. The law aims to restore trust and implement concrete measures for victims, building on a 2021 plan.
French parliament acknowledged the state's responsibility in the chlordécone scandal affecting the Antilles. However, victims' representative Olivier Serva criticizes the text for only setting compensation as an "objective" and calls for better medical aid and soil decontamination.
France's Parliament has adopted a law recognizing the state's "share of responsibility" in the chlordecone scandal affecting Guadeloupe and Martinique, where over 90% of the population is contaminated. While hailed as an "advancement," compensation remains an "objective."
The French Parliament has unanimously adopted a bill recognizing the state's "share of responsibility" in the chlordécone scandal affecting Guadeloupe and Martinique. The pesticide contaminated over 90% of the adult population.
Das Hallenschwimmbad Neptun in Rostock wurde wegen eines Chlorgasalarms evakuiert. Der Alarm wurde in einem Technikraum ausgelöst. Die Feuerwehr war im Einsatz und konnte eine akute Gefahr ausschließen. Niemand wurde verletzt. Das Schwimmbad bleibt bis Dienstag wegen eines technischen Defekts geschlossen.
In den Ortsgemeinden Niederhorbach und Pleisweiler-Oberhofen wurde eine Keimbelastung im Trinkwasser festgestellt. Das Wasser wird nun vorsorglich gechlort, um die Keime abzutöten. Der Chlorgehalt bleibt unter den gesetzlichen Grenzwerten.
As a new Ebola outbreak spreads rapidly in the DRC, lessons from the 2018-2020 crisis in Butembo highlight challenges like insecurity, community mistrust, and the exploitation of the outbreak for political gain. The WHO's quicker declaration of a public health emergency this time reflects lessons learned, though the current Bundibugyo variant lacks specific vaccines.
Twenty-four people were hospitalised after a chlorine gas leak from an abandoned tank at a defunct water purification plant in Pune's Kondhwa area. The leak occurred around 1 am in the Gangadham area. Twenty-two residents and two fire personnel complained of breathlessness and were rushed to Sassoon General Hospital. All affected are out of danger and under observation. The tank had remained unattended after the plant was dismantled.
At least 22 residents and two firemen were hospitalized after a chlorine gas leak at an abandoned tank in a defunct water purification plant in Pune's Kondhwa area around 1 am. The leak caused residents to complain of breathlessness. All affected individuals are out of danger and under observation at Sassoon General Hospital.
Twenty-four people, including two fire personnel, were hospitalized after a chlorine gas leak from an abandoned tank at a defunct water purification plant in Pune's Kondhwa area. The incident occurred around 1 am in the Gangadham area. All affected individuals are out of danger and under observation at Sassoon General Hospital.
Two professors warn that accepting US "chemical-washed chicken" imports would make UK food supply less safe, citing evidence that chlorine washing provides illusory reassurance and masks bacterial contamination. A third reader shares personal experience of severe campylobacter illness.
Documents reveal British officials were briefed on allowing chemical-washed chicken before a December 2025 meeting with the US embassy. The Food Standards Agency reviewed US studies on chlorine dioxide and bacteriophage treatments. Despite ministers repeatedly stating they have 'no plans' to allow chlorine-washed chicken, the documents confirm high-level discussions occurred during trade deal talks, with officials noting new substances could be authorised 'with the stroke of a pen'.
