MERCURY RISKS – File photo taken in 2019 shows EcoWaste Coalition chemical safety officer Thony Dizon discussing the health and environmental risks posed by the continued sale of mercury-laden products in various markets and outlets. .(JIGGER J. JERUSALEM) MANILA, Philippines — A pro-environment and health group on Sunday flagged the illegal sale of liquid mercury and mercury- added products online. “It’s not only mercury-containing skin whitening cosmetics that are being sold online,” the EcoWaste Coalition said in a statement. The group said that mercury thermometers, which are used to measure body temperature, and sphygmomanometers, which are used to measure blood pressure, as well as liquid mercury in flask containers, were “being sold illegally by third-party dealers in e-commerce marketplaces.” EcoWaste had previously raised concerns over the online sale of skin whitening products banned by health authorities for containing mercury compounds, which are … [Read more...] about EcoWaste flags online trade of liquid mercury, mercury-laden products
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U.S. Regulator Says That Binance Illegally Helped Americans Trade On Its Exchange
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a complaint against Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, alleging that the firm put profits over compliance and committed “numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.” Also mentioned were Changpeng Zhao, the Binance founder and CEO, and former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim, who is cited widely throughout the complaint and allegedly orchestrated much of the malfeasance. Today’s filing is the latest in a series of questionable behaviors by the company. However, while the CFTC is seeking disgorgement of profits, civil monetary penalties, registration bans and a permanent injunction against violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations, the long-term impact of this filing is unclear. Specifically the document, filed today in the federal courthouse in Chicago, alleges that the company offered crypto derivatives, … [Read more...] about U.S. Regulator Says That Binance Illegally Helped Americans Trade On Its Exchange
Zelensky to IAEA: Russia holds nuclear plant hostage
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting during their visit to Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 27, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency that safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station could not be guaranteed until Russian troops left the facility. The president met Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Monday at the Dnipro hydroelectric power station – northeast of the Zaporizhzhia plant. Russian forces took over the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, in March 2022 in the early weeks of the war, and the Kremlin has shown no inclination to relinquish control over it. Russian officials say they want to connect the Zaporizhzhia plant to the Russian grid. … [Read more...] about Zelensky to IAEA: Russia holds nuclear plant hostage