Plastic plates, cutlery and a whole range of other disposable materials will be banned in England from October. The government wants to limit the “devastating” effect of plastic on the environment, said Environment Minister Therese Coffey. Plastic containers and certain types of polystyrene cups and food packaging will also be banned.
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Summer in CABA: swimming pools for everyone, free colonies and beach
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Vacation camps, swimming pools, parks with water features, outdoor activities, summer schools and cultural initiatives are just some of the proposals offered by the Buenos Aires government so that residents and tourists can enjoy the City of Buernos Aires during the months of January and February.
One of the proposals presented this summer is Buenos Aires Playa 2023. In this edition, the Buenos Aires government scheduled recreational activities for people of all ages. They operate from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Parque de los Niños, in General Paz and Av. Cantilo (collector), and in the Parque de la Ciudad, located in Villa Soldati.
Another of the options that are presented in the City to cushion the hot days are the nine sports venues that have swimming pools. In this case, the pools will be open until next February 28 from Monday to Friday from 5 to 7 pm (following the colony). While on Saturdays and Sundays they will work from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Access is on a first-come, first-served basis, until all available space is exhausted, so there is no need for prior registration.
They are enabled in Parque Manuel Belgrano (ex KDT): Salguero 3450 and Costanera. Palermo; Sarmiento Park, Balbin 4750, Saavedra. In the Collegiate sports centers, Freire 234; Chacabuco, Eva Perón 1410, Parque Chacabuco; Par Avellaneda, Lacarra 1257, Pque Avellaneda; Pomar, Mercedes 1300, Floresta; Santojanni, Patron 6222, Liniers; Patricios, Pepirí 135, Pque. Patricios, and Pereyra, Vélez Sarsfield 1271, Barracas.
Summer camps, meanwhile, stand as one of the most sought-following alternatives by parents of children between 4 and 12 years of age. With seats sold out, more than 20,000 kids will enjoy the Buenos Aires Sports Colonies until next February 3, which will take place in the 14 neighborhood sports centers set up for this purpose.
On the other hand, during the summer school recess, boys, girls and adolescents of all educational levels participate in a new edition of the Summer School. There, students will be able to share, interact and continue learning in spaces that favor inclusion and group work. It covers more than one hundred schools and will also work until next February 3.
Another initiative is the Vamos las Plazas program. A cultural proposal that includes multiple shows in the green spaces of the 15 Buenos Aires communes. It will take place from Tuesday to Thursday, at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in January, and at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in February, until February 16.
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Mali celebrates its “recovered sovereignty”, but without a giant rally
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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This Saturday marks the very first “Regained Sovereignty Day”. A day “off and paid” established by the authorities in memory of the mobilization of January 14, 2022, when Malians had massively demonstrated once morest the sanctions imposed on Mali by ECOWAS. Since then, they have been lifted, but tensions with ECOWAS, and with most international partners, remain strong. This day of commemoration is therefore an opportunity for the authorities to try to mobilize public opinion behind them. However, the large gathering once envisaged will not take place, officially for security reasons.
« Respect for sovereignty “, of the “ strategic choices of Mali and the partners » that he chose himself, as well as the « consideration of the vital interests of the Malian people »: these are the main principles that this new holiday defends and celebrates. This is explained in a government press release dated January 11. Objective: to strengthen the patriotic feeling and promote the vision of the current transitional authorities.
A fourteen-page practical sheet has even been designed for Malian teachers to show them how to talk to students regarding sanctions imposed last year by ECOWAS and ” response plan » then implemented by Bamako, but also to praise the virtues of the current transition and the « necessary change and comprehensive reforms that she would be wearing.
However, the ” giant gathering A time planned for this celebration will not take place, officially for security reasons, as confirmed to RFI by the Malian Ministry of Territorial Administration.
It must be said that several deadly jihadist attacks have struck in recent weeks, and even in recent days, the surroundings of Bamako. They were claimed by the Jnim (Support Group for Islam and Muslims), linked to al-Qaeda, which assures in a press release published this week that it will gradually settle “ in the suburbs of the Malian capital. The threat is therefore taken very seriously.
Some observers, including those close to the power in place, also recognize that it would have been very difficult for the transitional authorities to gather as many people in the streets as a year ago, when Malians of all persuasions suffered and rejected ECOWAS economic sanctions. Which, in the photo and in the newspapers, would probably not have produced the desired effect.
Mali’s “day of regained sovereignty” must nevertheless be commemorated throughout the territory, according to a program which has not been made public.
► A (re)lire : Malians demonstrated en masse in Bamako and other major cities in the country
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written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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