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French West Indies

Coverage of French West Indies in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 22 · 15:43 UTCMost recent: Jun 22 · 15:43 UTC
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  • HEALTHJun 22 · 15:43 UTCFRANCE 24
    French court refuses trial on use of toxic insecticide in French West Indies

    A French court ruled against a trial on the use of the toxic insecticide chlordécone in the French West Indies, closing a 20-year health scandal. Despite being labeled possibly carcinogenic in 1979, chlordécone was used from 1972 to 1993 via a by-law that circumvented its 1990 ban.