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BEIJING, May 4- Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, in the latest show of concern over the effects of rapid growth on the environment.
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BEIJING, May 4- Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Saturday to protest against a planned refinery, in the latest show of concern over the effects of rapid growth on the environment.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3- A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world took off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States with no fuel but the sun's energy.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3- A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world took off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States with no fuel but the sun's energy.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3- A solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world was due to take off early on Friday from San Francisco Bay on the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United States with no fuel but the sun's energy.
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BRUSSELS, May 3- The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:. --RAG trust and buyout firm CVC Capital Partners to sell part of their shares in German chemicals company Evonik Industries.
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BEIJING, May 3- Petrochemical firm Dragon Aromatics plans to begin trial operations of its delayed $3 billion paraxylene plant on China's southeast coast later this month, a company official and industry sources said.
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WEST, Texas, May 2- Two weeks after 14 people were killed when a Texas fertilizer plant exploded, investigators searching through the charred rubble said they still do not know how much fertilizer was at the plant, including potentially dangerous ammonium nitrate.
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WASHINGTON, May 2- Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, disease and pesticides, said a federal report released on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, May 2- Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, disease and pesticides, said a federal report released on Thursday.
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**APPLE INC, $447.94, up 2 pct. William Blair& Co analyst Anil Doradla said the bond oversubscription showed investor confidence in Apple, adding that shareholders will get these benefits, and that capital allocation is driving the shares up. **AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $2.69, down 49 pct.
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SINGAPORE, May 2- The Asian naphtha price slipped to a 2-1/ 2 week low of $826.50 a tonne on Thursday but its margin fell nearly 15 percent to a nine-month low of $72.98 a tonne, dragged down by rising stocks.
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FRANKFURT, May 2- Finnish chemicals group Kemira believes stricter environmental regulation of its customers in the oil and gas industry will create a big new market for its water treatment chemicals, its chief executive told Reuters.
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NEW YORK, May 1- Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd has increased the size of its refinancing loan by $100 million and cut pricing on the $4.1 billion credit, sources told Thomson Reuters LPC.
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NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI, May 1- India on Wednesday decided to cut the subsidies on phosphate and potash-based fertilisers in the fiscal year that began in April in an effort to rein in its fiscal deficit. India imports all its potash and also buys about 90 percent of its phosphate from abroad.
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rose 0.17 percent and the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.58 percent. **APPLE INC, $442,5, up 3 pct. **TRANSITION THERAPEUTICS INC, $3.27, up 45 pct.
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Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are expected to ask a panel of medical experts on May 2 if another clinical trial is required before it approves an experimental kidney cancer drug made by Aveo Oncology and Astellas Pharma Inc. **MGIC INVESTMENT CORP, Monday close $5.48, down 13 pct premarket.
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SINGAPORE, April 30- Asian naphtha and gasoline margins were at a three-session low of $85.70 a tonne and $6.46 a barrel respectively, weighed down by ample supplies.
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SINGAPORE, April 30- Lotte Chemical has bought a first-half June naphtha cargo, with traders estimating the level at $8.50 a tonne above Japan quotes on a cost-and-freight basis, the lowest premium seen in South Korea in about five months, Reuters data shows.
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April 30- Three months ended March 31. Net Profit 229.4 vs 931.9 Net Sales 15.43 vs 18.83 EPS 0.55 vs 2.24 Results are standalone. NOTE: Chambal Fertilisers& Chemicals manufactures urea, di-ammonium phosphate and a few pesticides.