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Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers to be banned in England

    Plastic straws and drink stirrers, and cotton buds with plastic stems will be banned from sale and use in England from next April, the government has confirmed. The move, which has been in the offing for more than a year, is hoped to vastly reduce the litter and other environmental impacts of the nearly 5 billion plastic straws currently used each year in England, along with more than 300 million plastic stirrers and close to 2 billion cotton buds with plastic stems.

    Huge numbers of these items, particularly cotton buds, are flushed down toilets or otherwise end up in litter – surveys have recently found waterways across the UK full of plastic, putting wildlife at risk.

    Alternatives are available, including serving drinks without straws or stirrers, which is preferable, or using paper straws and biodegradable products in place of plastic stirrers and cotton buds. The only exceptions to the new rule will be for people with a medical need or disability, for whom plastic straws and other materials will be available upon request.

(Fiona Harvey. www.theguardian.com, 22.05.2019. Adaptado.

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Left to fend for themselves
 

    Feckless Laura Hopkin, 35, headed on the boozy night out alone after failing to find a babysitter.
    But she was spotted partying in Pink nightclub, by a concerned neighbour, who went back to the street in the early hours to check on the kids.
    When she arrived, the doors on Hopkin's home were both locked – forcing to the neighbour to climb in through a window.
    She discovered the schoolgirl “shaking and crying” and the baby soaked in urine with no heating left on.
    The kind neighbour ended up taking both the children back to her own home – with sozzled Hopkin finally arriving back at 6 am. […]
    She claimed she had gone to the nightclub to pick up some belongings she previously left there but decided to stay for a large glass of wine.

(Disponível em: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/12461335/.)

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Left to fend for themselves
 

    Feckless Laura Hopkin, 35, headed on the boozy night out alone after failing to find a babysitter.
    But she was spotted partying in Pink nightclub, by a concerned neighbour, who went back to the street in the early hours to check on the kids.
    When she arrived, the doors on Hopkin's home were both locked – forcing to the neighbour to climb in through a window.
    She discovered the schoolgirl “shaking and crying” and the baby soaked in urine with no heating left on.
    The kind neighbour ended up taking both the children back to her own home – with sozzled Hopkin finally arriving back at 6 am. […]
    She claimed she had gone to the nightclub to pick up some belongings she previously left there but decided to stay for a large glass of wine.

(Disponível em: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/12461335/.)

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Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on other

    Scientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.
    The lagoon, which flows in the city of Limpio, about 10 miles northeast of the capital Asunción, was separated so an embankment and roadway carrying trucks between local factories could be built.
    Residents noticed that when one side changed color several months ago, the lagoon’s fish and birds began dying. They alerted local environmental authorities to investigate.
    “Three months ago, all the fish died in the lagoon, thousands and thousands of them”, resident Herminia Meza told the Associated Press. “The smell was unbearable, and we were overwhelmed by flies. About a month ago the herons died, and it turned a reddish color”.
    Francisco Ferreira, a technician at the National University Multidisciplinary Lab who took samples, said Wednesday the new color of the water is due to the presence of heavy metals like chromium, commonly used in the tanning of animal skins to produce leather.
    The company declined to speak to the media about the issue when approached Monday, ABC reported.

(Disponível em: https://www.foxnews.com/world/.)

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Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on other

    Scientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.
    The lagoon, which flows in the city of Limpio, about 10 miles northeast of the capital Asunción, was separated so an embankment and roadway carrying trucks between local factories could be built.
    Residents noticed that when one side changed color several months ago, the lagoon’s fish and birds began dying. They alerted local environmental authorities to investigate.
    “Three months ago, all the fish died in the lagoon, thousands and thousands of them”, resident Herminia Meza told the Associated Press. “The smell was unbearable, and we were overwhelmed by flies. About a month ago the herons died, and it turned a reddish color”.
    Francisco Ferreira, a technician at the National University Multidisciplinary Lab who took samples, said Wednesday the new color of the water is due to the presence of heavy metals like chromium, commonly used in the tanning of animal skins to produce leather.
    The company declined to speak to the media about the issue when approached Monday, ABC reported.

(Disponível em: https://www.foxnews.com/world/.)

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Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on other

    Scientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.
    The lagoon, which flows in the city of Limpio, about 10 miles northeast of the capital Asunción, was separated so an embankment and roadway carrying trucks between local factories could be built.
    Residents noticed that when one side changed color several months ago, the lagoon’s fish and birds began dying. They alerted local environmental authorities to investigate.
    “Three months ago, all the fish died in the lagoon, thousands and thousands of them”, resident Herminia Meza told the Associated Press. “The smell was unbearable, and we were overwhelmed by flies. About a month ago the herons died, and it turned a reddish color”.
    Francisco Ferreira, a technician at the National University Multidisciplinary Lab who took samples, said Wednesday the new color of the water is due to the presence of heavy metals like chromium, commonly used in the tanning of animal skins to produce leather.
    The company declined to speak to the media about the issue when approached Monday, ABC reported.

(Disponível em: https://www.foxnews.com/world/.)