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- 1France Is Ground Zero in the Global Bond Rout▼France Is Ground Zero in the Global Bond Rout https://www.wsj.com/finance/france-is-ground-zero-in-the-global-bond-rout-
The Wall Street Journal reports that France is bearing the brunt of a global sell-off in government bonds, with French debt under particular pressure as investors dump fixed-income assets. The framing positions France as the most exposed market in a worldwide bond rout, likely reflecting concerns over its budget deficits and political instability at a time of rising yields across major economies.
- 2Twenty-five years on, 9/11 first responders still face new health effects●Twenty-five years after 9/11, researchers are still discovering health effects among first responders
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, researchers continue to identify new health effects among first responders who worked at Ground Zero. Ongoing studies link exposure to toxic dust and debris at the World Trade Center site to cancers, respiratory illness and other conditions, with new findings still emerging decades later. The anniversary has renewed attention on the long-term toll borne by rescue and recovery workers, many of whom remain under medical monitoring.