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Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they seek to contain a spill stretching several kilometres. IMAGES
French MPs unanimously approved a first reading of an environmentalist-backed bill to restrict the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS or forever chemicals, although kitchen utensils were excluded from its scope after a major campaign by manufacturers this week. IMAGES
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) swims at Gordon Rocks diving site in Galapagos, Ecuador. IMAGES
Several hundred environmental activists enter a chemical plant in Pierre-Benite, Lyon, to protest against pollution. The action was organised by Extinction Rebelloion and Youth for Climate and saw protesters cutting through boundary fences, smash security equipment and unfurl a large banner from the site's roof reading "poison". IMAGES
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