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Two more tons of eggs found contaminated in Denmark

Two more tons of eggs have been found with the illegal insecticide fipronil in Denmark, local media reported Friday, citing the country's food regulation authorities.

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World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

Since1950morethan9.1billiontonsofplastichavebeenmade.Itdoesn’tbreakdownlikeotherman-madematerials,sothree-quartersofplasticendsupaswasteinlandfills,litteredonla

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China to curb fast growing steel prices

Govt document says companies should carry out further efforts to cut capacity

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Ukraine reports drastic plunge in coal production because of conflict, falling prices

Ukraine only produced 39.8 million metric tons of coal last year because of factors including conflict in the country's eastern regions and falling energy prices.

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Businesses hit as Maldives water crisis continues into fourth day

​Popular restaurants in the Maldives capital of Male have shut down due to suspension of water supply after a fire four days ago resulting in difficulties to locals and tourists alike, residents said on Sunday.

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HK shark fin trade imports drop over 30 pct

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Hong Kong on Tuesday announced that the volume of shark fin products imported into Hong Kong in 2013 dropped significantly from 8,285.1 tons to 5,412.2 tons in 2012, or 34.7 percent.

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TEPCO ends 100-ton radioactive water leak incident probe without conclusion

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it could not get enough evidence to explain why 100 tons highly radioactive water spilt from a storage tank on February, local media reported.