Beatriz Jiménez Tejero

LIMA / MADRID - An investigation finds that, four years after the spill of 12,000 barrels of crude oil, the rehabilitation of the Peruvian sea has yet to begin, as Repsol’s plans remain unapproved. Fishers continue to find tar on the beaches, while the company reports rising profits.

BRUSSELS - Asbestos is more lethal than previously known. New figures, recognised by the EU institutions, show that 70,000-90,000 Europeans die each year of asbestos related cancer.