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Rachel Homan who said there was a "zero percent chance" of the violation, as she and her teammates looked on frustratingly.

From BBC

Eighty-eight percent of days featured "good" air quality.

From Barron's

The vast majority of cases are still among older people -- only six percent of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed in people under 50, according to her research in Northern Ireland.

From Barron's

BHP says it is the world's largest copper producer after raising output by about 30 percent in the past four years, including from its vast Escondida mine in Chile.

From Barron's

The tourism sector, which employs more than 300,000 people, had already been weakened by US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic -- with revenues dropping by 70 percent in six years.

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