The Italian government have moved to tackle the crisis that threaten to end production at one of Europe biggest steel mills in the Southern city of Taranto. Pollution from the Ilva plant has long been blamed for causing high than average rates of caner in the area. The owner has denied this but at Monday announced that that because of a legal pressure, it would close the plant down. The government has now issued a decree forcing the company to invest in the technology needed to clean the plant up. Here's Ellen Johnston.
The mill will be allow to continue operating while this work has been done. The government's obviously desperate to ensure that there is no shut down and no job losses. The mill is the only major employer in an area which is already economically depressed. At the same time, the plant produces about one third of Italy's steel and even a temporary halt to production might have had an impact on many areas of the country's manufacturing industry.
An American company says it has found a way to make bread stay mold-free for two months. Tests showed that putting slices in a sophisticated microwave oven for around ten seconds kill the spores that turn bread black. Food waste is a huge problem in most developed countries.
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Israel has authorized the construction of 3,000 new homes on occupied Palestinian land a day after the United Nations General Assembly voted to revise the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. US officials have condemned the Israeli move as counterproductive. Kevin Connolly reports.