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UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns. However, forces allied to a warlord battling the Libyan government based in the capital of Tripoli claimed on Thursday night that …
Chinese startup tackles 2bn tons of slag with new technology
BEIJING — China’s environmental protection law stipulates that environmental protection taxes of 25 yuan ($3.8) per ton will be imposed on untreated steel slag. Steel plants in China produce around 1 billion tons of crude steel and about 300 million tons of slag annually. As of this year, there are about 2 billion tons of steel slag in …
How tons of ammonium nitrate were stranded in Beirut port for years
Once it arrived, the ship never left Beirut’s port, according Lebanon’s Director of Customs, Badri Daher, despite repeated warnings by him and others that the cargo was the equivalent of “a floating bomb.” “Due to the extreme danger posed by this stored items in unsuitable climate conditions, we reiterate our request to the Port Authorities …
Rochester Institute of Technology estimates 381 tons of plastic in Lake Erie — most of it on the bottom
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Plastic litters Lake Erie beaches: bottles, cigar tips, straws and bits of boldly colored microplastic that used to be who knows what. But the mass of plastic on the surface is a sliver of the true size of plastic pollution in the lake. A new Rochester Institute of Technology study used 3D …
The World Wastes Tons of Food. A Grocery ‘Happy Hour’ Is One Answer.
HELSINKI, Finland — “Happy hour” at the S-market store in the working-class neighborhood of Vallila happens far from the liquor aisles and isn’t exactly convivial. Nobody is here for drinks or a good time. They’re looking for a steep discount on a slab of pork. Or a chicken, or a salmon fillet, or any of …
India pile tons on Sri Lanka to put Cricket World Cup pressure on Australia | Sport
India brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew their semi-final berth was secure. They won their last match in the qualifying process in the most dismissive manner, by seven wickets. Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul cruising in his wake, struck his fifth century of the …
Increased use of on-court technology may reduce classic disputes