Clothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry. Consumers will be able to scan QR codes or electronic tags to see the garments’ digital product passports (DPPs) and check if a fashion brand’s green claims are […]
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine told reporters on Tuesday that he was ready to pull his troops back from areas of the eastern Donetsk region still under Kyiv’s control and turn them into a demilitarised zone as part of a possible peace deal with Moscow. The offer was the closest Zelenskiy has come to addressing […]
Continue Reading“Pups are not just for Christmas, they’re for life,” said Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam. At the Mansion House in Dublin on Monday morning, a meeting was organised by Dog Advocacy Ireland to highlight “Ireland’s shameful standing as puppy farm capital of Europe”. “What I would say to people, is to make sure that […]
Continue ReadingIrish officials have been instructed to block any effort by hardline Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich to travel to the Republic, a symbolic but significant sanction of the Israeli government. Confirming the effective travel ban on Friday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a direction had been given to prohibit the two Israeli politicians from […]
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