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		<title>Iran has enriched 6.5 kg of uranium to 60%</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran has just gone a long way toward its goal of enriching uranium to 90%, enough for use in the production of nuclear weapons. The Iranian government on June 15 announced that it had enriched 6.5 kg of uranium to 60%, AFP news. This is a new step that brings Iran closer to its goal [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Iran has just gone a long way toward its goal of enriching uranium to 90%, enough for use in the production of nuclear weapons.</strong><br />
<span id="more-23180"></span> The Iranian government on June 15 announced that it had enriched 6.5 kg of uranium to 60%, <em> AFP </em> news. This is a new step that brings Iran closer to its goal of possessing uranium enriched to 90%, which can be used to produce nuclear weapons.</p>
<p> Iran&#8217;s government spokesman, Ali Rabiei, said the country had also produced 108 kilograms of uranium enriched at 20%. In 2020, hawks in Iran&#8217;s parliament pushed through a law requiring the government to step up uranium enrichment, in response to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA nuclear deal. <img fifu-featured="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_06_15_119_39196691/e91515b21df0f4aeade1.jpg" width="625" height="363"> <em> Iran says it has produced another 6.5 kg of uranium enriched at 60%. Photo: AFP. </em> &#8220;Under the law of Congress, the Atomic Energy Agency has to produce 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium per year. But according to the latest report, we have produced 108 kg in the last 5 months alone,&#8221; Mr. know. A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in May said that as of May 22, Iran had produced 62.8 kg of uranium enriched to 20% and 2.4 kg of uranium enriched rich at 60%. At the next level, the level of uranium enrichment will be increased from 2-5%, the IAEA report said. At the moment, Iran and the US are participating in discussions in Vienna about the possibility of the two sides returning to comply with the provisions of the JCPOA nuclear agreement. <em> Washington Post </em> On June 13, citing a senior US administration official, the two sides have made great progress on all issues, although it is not certain that the JCPOA will be restored. Meanwhile, the administration of President Joe Biden on June 10 lifted sanctions on three former officials and two Iranian companies operating in the oil industry.</p>
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		<title>5 yoga poses to help you lose weight as fast as a gym</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Highly challenging yoga poses require full-body movement, which increases your heart rate and burns more calories. Sun salutation Sun salutation yoga poses transmit powerful energies from the sun into the body, affecting the entire body. This pose consists of 12 movements. Movement 1: Stand up straight, feet firmly, hands clasped in front of chest. Movement [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Highly challenging yoga poses require full-body movement, which increases your heart rate and burns more calories.</strong><br />
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<p> <strong> Sun salutation </strong> Sun salutation yoga poses transmit powerful energies from the sun into the body, affecting the entire body. This pose consists of 12 movements. Movement 1: Stand up straight, feet firmly, hands clasped in front of chest. Movement 2: Raise your arms around your head, leaning back. Movement 3: Bend over and hug your ankles. Movement 4: Step one foot forward, lower the knee perpendicular, both hands on the ground. Movement 5: Bring your legs back, stretch your body. Movement 6: Bend your elbows and slowly lower your body, touching your forehead, nose, and chest to the mat. Movement 7: Lower the entire legs and hips to the mat, hands on support, body stretched high. Movement 8: Bring your hips up, bend in an inverted V shape, head down to your hands. Step 9: Repeat movement 4 but switch legs. Step 10: Repeat movement 3. Step 11: Repeat movement 2. Step 12: Repeat step 1. Repeat the sun salutation 8 times. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_06_04_276_39077644/be753dfb2fb9c6e79fa8.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <strong> Plank pose </strong> The plank yoga pose is similar to the straight-arm plank movement. This pose helps to tighten the abdominal muscles, toning the arms and thighs effectively. Lie on your stomach on the mat, inhale, prop your arms and toes to slowly lift yourself up until your arms are straight, your body forms a straight line from your head to your heels. Breathe deeply, holding this position for as long as you can. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_06_04_276_39077644/af8c2f023d40d41e8d51.jpg" width="625" height="332"> <strong> Warrior Pose 2 </strong> Stand on the mat, feet hip-width apart, arms relaxed at your sides. Exhale, take a big step to the left, turn the left toe out, lower the knee to create a 90 degree angle while rotating the right foot inward to the right 15 degrees, the right heel is in line with the center of the left foot. Raise both arms to shoulder height, palms facing down. Take a few deep breaths in this pose and then turn your head to the left, pressing your pelvis down as much as you can. Hold for a few seconds, then return to the starting position and switch sides. Repeat the pose 8 times on each side. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_06_04_276_39077644/3997b819aa5b43051a4a.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <strong> Dolphin Pose </strong> Dolphin Pose strengthens the core, arms, and legs, providing slim shoulders. Start in a low plank position, forearms on the mat, toes on the floor, body creating a straight line from head to toe. Raise your hips, push up to form an inverted V. Breathe deeply, hold the pose for as long as possible, and then return to the starting position. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_06_04_276_39077644/6c4aeac4f88611d84897.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <strong> Crocodile Pose</strong> Crocodile Pose is a variation plank movement that helps tighten the abdominal muscles, buttocks and thighs, and at the same time, tones the biceps. Squeeze your head in a straight arm push-up position, lower your body until your elbows are at shoulder height or lower than your shoulders, and your body forms a straight line from head to heels. Breathe deeply, holding this position for as long as you can. <strong> According to the </strong> <strong> Vienna</strong> <strong> (according to the</strong> <strong> <em> Health</em> </strong> <strong> )</strong></p>
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		<title>The &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217; girls–terrible sequelae from white phosphorus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In early industrial nations like Britain and the United States, young women working in match factories contracted a terrible disease called &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217;. Crowded working conditions in 19th century match factories. Photo: Wikimedia Commons In 1855, a 16-year-old factory worker named Cornelia visited a doctor in New York (USA) because of a toothache in his [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>In early industrial nations like Britain and the United States, young women working in match factories contracted a terrible disease called &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217;.</strong><br />
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<p> <em> Crowded working conditions in 19th century match factories. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> In 1855, a 16-year-old factory worker named Cornelia visited a doctor in New York (USA) because of a toothache in his right lower jaw. The girl said she worked at least 8 hours a day at a match packing factory, for two years, but now her mouth hurts so much that she can&#8217;t even eat. Unbeknownst to the patient, she was regularly exposed to the toxic white phosphorus substance, which is used as a match, which caused the terrifying condition on her face, known as the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. The doctor cut the patient&#8217;s gums, removed a tooth and allowed her to return to the factory. But Cornelia quickly returned to see the doctor at Bellevue hospital in a worse condition. A hole had formed in her jaw and was constantly oozing pus. Finally, in a painful and difficult surgery, the doctor removed the entire lower jaw of the patient. Cornelia was just one of hundreds of young women suffering from &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; in the early 20th century. <img fifu-featured="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_30_23_39011649/8605cc9edbdc32826bcd.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <em> An illustration of a female patient suffering from &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; &#8211; also known as &#8220;matchmaker&#8217;s leprosy&#8221;.</em> In industrial plants, female workers are hired to dip wooden sticks in white phosphorus, soak them for hours at a time, creating matches that &#8220;can be hit anywhere.&#8221; But such close exposure to white phosphorus caused their jawbones to deteriorate. According to Allthatsinteresting, matchmakers struggled to raise public awareness of the pain they endured, but it still took decades for white phosphorus to be completely banned. However, their struggle was not in vain, patients like Cornelia were at the forefront of the fight for workers&#8217; rights. <strong> Haunted by matches</strong> Matches were a popular commodity in England and America in the early 19th century. Industry insiders worked tirelessly to find new innovations in matchmaking technology: the use of white phosphorus. Despite its reputation for being toxic, the chemical is made into a paste that can shine on any surface with just a little friction. The “hit anywhere” matches, also known as lucifer matches, became extremely popular, and the industry that made them profited proportionally. Factory owners know that long-term exposure to white phosphorus can cause jaw necrosis, but they continue to administer it. They hire women and girls to work in the factory for 10-15 hours a day. It is estimated that in the 1900s there were almost 5 million women in the labor force in this industry. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_30_23_39011649/873a123b0879e127b868.jpg" width="625" height="785"> <em> A woman with a &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. Image: Wikimedia Commons</em> Every morning, factory workers come to the matchmaking workshop. Mixers mix phosphorus with glue and color, then dryer workers stack thousands of matches onto a frame. The immersion unit then dips those matchsticks into the phosphorus mixture. After the matches are dry, the workers will perform the final stage of canning. A dipping worker can dip up to 10 million matches a day, exposing himself to toxic chemicals at the same time. Factory owners have also implemented new procedures to reduce harm. Employees must wash their hands after working, workers who dip matches use masks to cover their mouths. Some other factories are looking to improve the ventilation system. But white phosphorus continues to poison workers. <strong> &#8220;The Matchmaker&#8217;s Leprosy&#8221;</strong> &#8220;Phossy jaw&#8221; is also known as &#8220;matchmaker&#8217;s leprosy&#8221;, in part because it causes facial disfigurement and is often ostracized from the workplace. The first recorded case of &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; was in 1838 in a matchmaker living in Vienna, Austria. By 1844, a doctor in Vienna reported 22 more cases of phosphorus-related jaw necrosis, but the industry was still growing rapidly. In 1857, Dr. James Rushmore Wood of New York began writing about &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; after treating 16-year-old Cornelia. He noticed that the first sign of the disease was jaw pain, followed by abscesses along the gum line. Sometimes the victim&#8217;s gums even glow in the dark. In some severe cases, necrosis completely destroys the jawbone, and can be fatal. Dr. Wood&#8217;s treatment of Cornelia&#8217;s jaw using a saw, known in the 19th century as a &#8220;cheese string&#8221;, was unsuccessful. Mr Wood had to perform a second surgery and monitor the patient for a month before declaring Cornelia &#8220;cure&#8221;. Other victims were not as fortunate as Cornelia. A 22-year-old girl named Barbara, who worked in a match factory for three years, died less than three months after the onset of symptoms. Then there was a 13 year old girl named Annie who noticed her arm started to glow after working in the match factory for 4 years. Like Cornelia, she also had surgery to remove her jaw. Maggie, 23, continues to make matches after undergoing five surgeries to remove her jaw. It is estimated that approximately 11% of people exposed to white phosphorus develop a &#8220;phossy function&#8221;. By 1909, the United States recorded more than 100 such cases. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_30_23_39011649/dec889539e11774f2e00.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <em> Painting of a match worker protest in 1871. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> While the employers are indifferent, the workers are forced to solve their own problems. In June 1888, feminist activist Annie Besant wrote about the plight of matchmaking girls in England. In her article &#8220;White Slaves in London&#8221;, Ms. Besant chronicles the working conditions in the match factories and the terrifying reality of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. She pointed to inequalities in factories such as low wages, unreasonable fines, cluttered, dirty spaces. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_30_23_39011649/d1c7845c931e7a40230f.jpg" width="625" height="416"> <em> Annie Besant was a British activist who fought to reform working conditions for female match workers. Image: Wikimedia Commons</em> <strong> Decades of struggle</strong> At the time of writing Besant, several countries had banned the use of phosphorus in factories, but not the UK, where the government argued that banning the chemical would restrict free trade. Besant&#8217;s article created a conflict between Bryant &#038; May, a large London match factory, and their workers. Bryant &#038; May pressured workers to sign a statement denying Besant&#8217;s demands, and fired workers who didn&#8217;t. The company&#8217;s actions caused the match workers&#8217; strike of 1888, in which 1,400 factory workers refused to work, protesting the dire conditions. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_30_23_39011649/9785c31ed45c3d02644d.jpg" width="625" height="811"> <em> Bryant &#038; May workers joined the 1888 strike. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> The striking workers won several concessions from Bryant &#038; May, including an end to unfair fines. But the plant continues to use white phosphorus. Although phosphorus was not yet outlawed in England, the strike of 1888 drew new attention to the appalling condition in many match factories. Journalists reported abuses, including an attempt to cover up the severity of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. In 1892, The Star newspaper published a series of photographs of victims of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; at the Bryant &#038; May company. The newspaper alleges that Bryant &#038; May forced a worker with a &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; to quit her job and promised to pay her when she recovered. But when the female worker recovered from her illness, they refused to hire the girl again because of the victim&#8217;s hideous appearance. The factory claimed that a woman who lost half her jaw would panic other workers. Even after learning of the cover-up, the British government decided not to ban white phosphorus, a toxin that has harmed workers for more than half a century. In 1898, the British government finally fined Bryant &#038; May 25 pounds, equivalent to several thousand dollars in today&#8217;s prices. In 1891, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, joined the fight against the use of white phosphorus. He opened a match factory that refused to use the chemical, hoping it would pressure other factories to do the same. His factory encouraged consumers to boycott white phosphorus matches. However, phosphorus matches were only discontinued until French chemists discovered sesquisulfide, a safe substitute for white phosphorus. Bryant &#038; May switched to this alternative in 1901. Britain finally banned white phosphorus entirely in 1910, but decades have passed since a doctor in Vienna first determined that it caused &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; in match workers. By then, it will be too late to undo the damage this poison has done to so many workers, &#8220;in the name&#8221; of better-quality matches.</p>
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		<title>Girls &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217; – deadly sequelae of white phosphorus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 08:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Across early industrial nations like Britain and the US, young women working in match factories contracted a formidable disease known as &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217; &#8211; which caused their jawbones to rot in literally true. Crowded working conditions in 19th century match factories. Photo: Wikimedia Commons In 1855, a 16-year-old factory worker named Cornelia visited a doctor [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Across early industrial nations like Britain and the US, young women working in match factories contracted a formidable disease known as &#8216;phossy jaw&#8217; &#8211; which caused their jawbones to rot in literally true.</strong><br />
<span id="more-17292"></span> <img fifu-featured="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/092290238a61633f3a70.jpg" width="625" height="607"> </p>
<p> <em> Crowded working conditions in 19th century match factories. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> In 1855, a 16-year-old factory worker named Cornelia visited a doctor in New York (USA) because of a toothache in his right lower jaw. The girl said she worked at least 8 hours a day at a match packing factory, for two years, but now her mouth hurts so much that she can&#8217;t even eat. Unbeknownst to the patient, she was regularly exposed to the toxic white phosphorus substance, which is used as a match, causing the terrifying condition on her face, known as the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. The doctor cut the patient&#8217;s gums, removed a tooth and allowed her to return to the factory. But Cornelia quickly returned to see the doctor at Bellevue hospital in a worse condition. A hole had formed in her jaw and was constantly oozing pus. Finally, in a painful and difficult surgery, the doctor removed the entire lower jaw of the patient. Cornelia was just one of hundreds of young women suffering from &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; in the early 20th century. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/bad22ed33491ddcf8480.jpg" width="625" height="596"> <em> An illustration of a female patient suffering from &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; &#8211; also known as &#8220;matchmaker&#8217;s leprosy&#8221;.</em> In industrial plants, female workers are hired to dip wooden sticks in white phosphorus, soak them for hours, creating matches that &#8220;can be hit anywhere.&#8221; But such close exposure to white phosphorus caused their jawbones to deteriorate. According to Allthatsinteresting, matchmakers struggled to raise public awareness of the pain they endured, but it still took decades for white phosphorus to be completely banned. However, their struggle was not in vain, patients like Cornelia were at the forefront of the fight for workers&#8217; rights. <strong> Haunted by matches</strong> Matches were a popular commodity in England and America in the early 19th century. Industry insiders worked tirelessly to find new innovations in matchmaking technology: the use of white phosphorus. Despite its reputation for being toxic, the chemical is made into a paste that can shine on any surface with just a little friction. The “hit anywhere” matches, also known as lucifer matches, became extremely popular, and the industry that made them profited proportionally. Factory owners know that long-term exposure to white phosphorus can cause jaw necrosis, but they continue to administer it. They hire women and girls to work in the factory for 10-15 hours a day. It is estimated that in the 1900s there were almost 5 million women in the labor force in this industry. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/873a123b0879e127b868.jpg" width="625" height="785"> <em> A woman with a &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. Image: Wikimedia Commons</em> Every morning, factory workers come to the matchmaking workshop. Mixers mix phosphorus with glue and color, then dryer workers stack thousands of matches onto a frame. The immersion unit then dips those matchsticks into the phosphorus mixture. After the matches are dry, the workers will perform the final stage of canning. A dipping worker can dip up to 10 million matches a day, exposing himself to toxic chemicals at the same time. Factory owners have also implemented new procedures to reduce harm. Employees must wash their hands after working, workers who dip matches use masks to cover their mouths. Some other factories are looking to improve the ventilation system. But white phosphorus continues to poison workers. <strong> &#8220;The Matchmaker&#8217;s Leprosy&#8221;</strong> &#8220;Phossy jaw&#8221; is also known as &#8220;matchmaker&#8217;s leprosy,&#8221; in part because it causes facial disfigurement and is often ostracized from the workplace. The first recorded case of &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; was in 1838 in a matchmaker living in Vienna, Austria. By 1844, a doctor in Vienna reported 22 more cases of phosphorus-related jaw necrosis, but the industry was still growing rapidly. In 1857, Dr. James Rushmore Wood of New York began writing about &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; after treating 16-year-old Cornelia. He noticed that the first sign of the disease was jaw pain, followed by abscesses along the gum line. Sometimes the victim&#8217;s gums even glow in the dark. In some severe cases, necrosis completely destroys the jawbone, and can be fatal. Dr. Wood&#8217;s treatment of Cornelia&#8217;s jaw using a saw, known in the 19th century as a &#8220;cheese string&#8221;, was unsuccessful. Mr Wood had to perform a second surgery and monitor the patient for a month before declaring Cornelia &#8220;cure&#8221;. Other victims were not as fortunate as Cornelia. A 22-year-old girl named Barbara, who worked in a match factory for three years, died less than three months after the onset of symptoms. Then there was a 13 year old girl named Annie who noticed her arm started to glow after working in the match factory for 4 years. Like Cornelia, she also had surgery to remove her jaw. Maggie, 23, continues to make matches after undergoing five surgeries to remove her jaw. It is estimated that approximately 11% of people exposed to white phosphorus develop a &#8220;phossy function&#8221;. By 1909, the United States recorded more than 100 such cases. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/c7712f703532dc6c8523.jpg" width="625" height="456"> <em> Painting of a match worker protest in 1871. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> While the employers are indifferent, the workers are forced to solve their own problems. In June 1888, feminist activist Annie Besant wrote about the plight of matchmaking girls in England. In her article &#8220;White Slaves in London&#8221;, Ms. Besant documents the working conditions in the match factories and the terrifying reality of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. She pointed to inequalities in factories such as low wages, unreasonable fines, cluttered, dirty spaces. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/66a588a492e67bb822f7.jpg" width="625" height="967"> <em> Annie Besant was a British activist who fought to reform working conditions for female match workers. Image: Wikimedia Commons</em> <strong> Decade struggle</strong> At the time of writing Besant, several countries had banned the use of phosphorus in plants, but not the UK, where the government argued that banning the chemical would result in restrictions on free trade. Besant&#8217;s article created a conflict between Bryant &#038; May, a large London match factory, and their workers. Bryant &#038; May pressured workers to sign a statement denying Besant&#8217;s demands, and fired workers who didn&#8217;t. The company&#8217;s actions caused the match workers&#8217; strike of 1888, in which 1,400 factory workers refused to work, protesting the dire conditions. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/3f83d082cac0239e7ad1.jpg" width="625" height="811"> <em> Bryant &#038; May workers joined the 1888 strike. Photo: Wikimedia Commons</em> The striking workers won several concessions from Bryant &#038; May, including an end to unfair fines. But the plant continues to use white phosphorus. Although phosphorus was not yet outlawed in England, the strike of 1888 drew new attention to the appalling condition in many match factories. Journalists reported abuses, including an attempt to cover up the severity of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221;. In 1892, The Star newspaper published a series of photographs of victims of the &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; at the Bryant &#038; May company. The newspaper alleges Bryant &#038; May forced a worker with a &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; to quit her job and promised to pay her when she recovered. But when the female worker recovered from her illness, they refused to hire the girl again because of the victim&#8217;s hideous appearance. The factory claimed that a woman who lost half her jaw would panic other workers. <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="lazy-img" src="https://photo-baomoi.zadn.vn/w700_r1/2021_05_20_294_38908622/c27c207d3a3fd3618a2e.jpg" width="625" height="435"> <em> Women work at the Sirio Match Co. in Brooklyn, New York, circa 1915. Photo: Getty Images</em> Even after learning of the cover-up, the British government decided not to ban white phosphorus, a toxin that has harmed workers for more than half a century. In 1898, the British government finally fined Bryant &#038; May 25 pounds, equivalent to several thousand dollars in today&#8217;s prices. In 1891, William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, joined the fight against the use of white phosphorus. He opened a match factory that refused to use the chemical, hoping it would pressure other factories to do the same. His factory encouraged consumers to boycott white phosphorus matches. However, phosphorus matches were only discontinued until French chemists discovered sesquisulfide, a safe substitute for white phosphorus. Bryant &#038; May switched to this alternative in 1901. Britain finally banned white phosphorus entirely in 1910, but decades have passed since a doctor in Vienna first determined that it caused &#8220;phossy jaw&#8221; in match workers. By then, it will be too late to undo the damage this poison has done to so many workers, &#8220;in the name&#8221; of better-quality matches.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press TV reported that Iran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the start of uranium enrichment to 60% since April 14. Meanwhile, TASS quoted Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran&#8217;s Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna (Austria) as said that the Islamic Republic is expected to start collecting uranium with a 60% enrichment level [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Meanwhile, TASS quoted Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran&#8217;s Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna (Austria) as said that the Islamic Republic is expected to start collecting uranium with a 60% enrichment level next week. According to Press TV, Iran is expected to deploy an additional 1,000 centrifugal machines at the Natanz nuclear facility, which was attacked on April 11. The moves came shortly before the parties resumed talks in Vienna aimed at salvage the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Since the U.S. withdrew from the JCPOA and re-imposed sanctions on Iran, Tehran has gradually reduced its compliance with its commitments to the agreement. In recent months, Iran has increased its uranium enrichment level by 20%.</p>
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