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PARIS, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- French officials said they will investigate how much asbestos remains on an India-bound decommissioned aircraft carrier to clarify discrepancy questions.
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said a 30-ton discrepancy exists between what a French firm says it had removed from the carrier Clemenceau and what was received at a waste site, reports the BBC. The minister said the firm had refused to submit documents about the weight discrepancy.
India has asked for the information before allowing the vessel to enter its waters and sail to the western state of Gujarat where it was scheduled to be scrapped. Environmentalists are opposing the project because of concerns over the toxic substance.
The Clemenceau is currently in the Arabian Sea, after leaving Toulon on Dec. 31.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Authorities in South Carolina said they were investigating the disappearance of a woman whose fiance was found dead in the couple's home near Charleston.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Israel's military says major cuts in defense spending will hit air-defense missile systems and halt production of tanks and a new armored personnel carrier.
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VESPER, Wis., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it will not disturb a black bear that picked a drain tunnel to hibernate.
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