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Food waste per capita in the EU remained stable in 2021

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

In 2021, around 131 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. In total, the EU produced 58.4 million tonnes of food waste, which includes edible and inedible parts. Among all economic groups, household waste accounted for most: 54% of the total amount of food waste, the equivalent of 70 kg per inhabitant. The remaining 46% was waste generated upwards in the food supply chain: 21% by the manufacture of food products and beverages group (28 kg), 9% by restaurants and food services (12 kg), 9% in the primary production (11 kg) and 7% in the retail group (9 kg).  Source dataset: env_wasfwThis information is part of the first dedicated statistical monitoring of the amount of food waste in the EU by sector of activity according to the NACE rev. 2 classification and by households. Tackling consumer food waste remains a challenge both in the EU and globally. International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and WasteMore informationStatistics Explained article ...

Woman has 'traumatic injuries' after being struck by Cruise car in SF

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A woman was sent to a hospital Monday night after she was struck by a Cruise car, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Police said the victim was walking in the street when she was hit by the car at about 9:30 p.m. at 5th Street, just south of Market Street. SFPD officers rendered aid before the woman was hospitalized. The San Francisco Fire Department said the victim has "traumatic injuries." SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know The uninhabited car remained at the scene. More specific circumstances surrounding the crash are unknown. SFPD is investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call SFPD at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with "SFPD." KRON4 has reached out to Cruise and is awaiting a response.

Armed robbers raid Noe Valley donut shot, steal ATM

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A San Francisco shop worker is shaken up after armed robbers barged into her store and took cash from the cash register, employees and an ATM.Monday morning’s armed robbery happened at Happy Donuts in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. No one was hurt, but the shop’s owner is now considering some changes in response to the crime.Happy Donuts has cameras inside that captured the terrifying moments when employees got robbed at gunpoint. The donut shop is open 24 hours, but the manager says they are considering changing that because employees don’t feel safe anymore.  Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns Security video shows one man in the kitchen. The other hopped over the counter and began demanding money. It happened around 5:30 a.m. at the store’s location on 24th Street and Church Street. The shop manager, Ratha Vann, says she’s worked for this company for 20 years and this is the first time something like...

Tory conference: Rishi Sunak’s rebellious army is on full display

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

MANCHESTER, England — Rishi Sunak is trying to convince the British public the Tories have a clear and unified plan to stay in power. His less-than-loyal troops have their own ideas.With an election due next year, the U.K. prime minister — who faces a pivotal moment with his first conference speech as party leader Wednesday — might have hoped a shared fear of annihilation at the polls might encourage his fractious party to unite behind a common cause.“I have a good sense of what the British people’s priorities are. I’m going to set about delivering for them,” Sunak optimistically told the BBC on Sunday as his party conference kicked off.But singing from the same hymn sheet as the leader is not high on the agenda for a significant number of Tory MPs.In every corner of the cavernous conference center in Manchester, senior Tories were popping up on Monday to tout their own ideas about the best direction of the party.Such clear signs of division are not good news for the prime minister....

Turkey detains dozens of people in raids following suicide bomb attack

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital.Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police carried out raids in 16 Turkish provinces, detaining 55 people suspected of being part of the “intelligence structure” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. At least 12 other suspected PKK members were rounded up in a separate operation in five provinces, Yerlikaya wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.The PKK has led a decades-long insurgency in Turkey and is considered a terror organization by the United States and the European Union. Tens of thousands of people have died since the start of the conflict in 1984.On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance to the Interior Ministry hours before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to address Parliament as it returned ...

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Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

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Boats and water sports items: Most exported sporting goods

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

EU exports and imports many products, and sporting goods are no exception. This group of products includes equipment for sports activities (e.g. fishing, water sports, athletics, golf), clothing (swimwear and footwear) and some articles that can be used for sports and leisure activities (e.g. boats, rackets and bicycles).In 2022, extra-EU exports of sporting goods were valued at €7.5 billion, an increase of 10.9% compared with 2021 (€6.7bn). The three most exported sporting goods were in categories ‘boats and water sport equipment’, ‘gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ and ‘sports footwear’. Altogether, they accounted for 62.4% of the value of sporting goods exported outside the EU, with ‘boats and water sport equipment’ representing 28.2% ‘, gymnastic, athletic and swimming equipment’ 20.7%, and ‘sports footwear’ 13.5%. Source dataset: sprt_trd_prdEU imported €14.3bn worth of sporting goods in 2022In 2022, the EU’s total value of sporting goods imports amounted to €14....

Sale closed in Dublin: $2.1 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

6798 Syrah Drive – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 6700 block of Syrah Drive in Dublin has new owners. The 2,716-square-foot property, built in 2015, was sold on Aug. 3, 2023. The $2,100,000 purchase price works out to $773 per square foot. This two-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and three baths. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In March 2023, a 2,501-square-foot home on Pinot Noir Court in Dublin sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $740. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,199-square-foot home on the 3400 block of Cydonia Court in Dublin sold in December 2022, for $1,590,000, a price per square foot of $723. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Kylemore Circle, Dublin, in June 2023, a 2,834-square-foot home was sold for $2,260,000, a price per square foot of $797. The home has 4 bedrooms and...

Turkey detains dozens of PKK suspects in raids following suicide bomb attack

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained at least 67 people across Turkey on Tuesday in a sweep targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants, days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital.Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said police carried out raids in 16 Turkish provinces, detaining 55 people suspected of being part of the “intelligence structure” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. At least 12 other suspected PKK members were rounded up in a separate operation in five provinces, Yerlikaya wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.The PKK has led a decades-long insurgency in Turkey and is considered a terror organization by the United States and the European Union. Tens of thousands of people have died since the start of the conflict in 1984.On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance to the Interior Ministry hours before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to address Parliament as it returned ...

Nobels season resumes with Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarding the prize in physics

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:26:11 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobels season is resuming on Tuesday with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm awarding the prize in physics.The physics prize comes a day after Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.Last year, three scientists jointly won the physics prize for proving that tiny particles could retain a connection with each other even when separated. The phenomenon was once doubted but is now being explored for potential real-world applications such as encrypting information.Nobel announcements will continue with the chemistry prize on Wednesday and the literature prize on Thursday.The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on Oct. 9.The prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) drawn from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.The prize...