New global rules for the safe handling of chemicals were adopted at a United Nations conference in the German city of Bonn on Saturday. The Global Framework on Chemicals sets out a roadmap for reducing environmental risks from chemicals and waste.
Credit Suisse reached a last-minute settlement with Mozambique on Sunday in a US$1.5-billion (€1.42 billion) bribery and fraud case, its owner UBS was quoted as saying by Bloomberg news agency, a day before a London trial was due to start.