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Last update: 6 hours agoUS–China diplomacy: Trump wrapped up his Beijing trip insisting relations are “in a good place,” but the talks still collide with hard issues—China says Taiwan differences could trigger “clashes and even conflicts,” while the White House presses Beijing to curb Chinese precursor chemicals linked to illicit fentanyl flows into Mexico. PFAS and water safety: Chatham, Massachusetts is preparing to start a new treatment plant to remove PFAS and other contaminants from groundwater wells, after PFAS levels exceeded state limits; meanwhile, Woodville officials say a county landfill may be a bigger PFAS source than a nearby spray field. Energy and chemicals pressure: Gulf markets slid as Iran-war uncertainty weighed on oil and petrochemical sentiment; Saudi inflation held at 1.7% y/y in April. Research with real-world stakes: A new gut-microbe study traces Akkermansia’s sugar-breaking tools to ancient ocean relatives, while ANU researchers unveiled a nanoscale imaging method to map how cells communicate over days.
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