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11 dead after school gym roof collapses in China
Eleven people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday.
The collapse in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province was caused by construction workers illegally placing perlite -- a form of volcanic glass -- on the building's roof, state news agency Xinhua said.
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Bentonite Plant in Bulgaria's Kardzhali Bought by France's Imerys
A French company, Paris-based Imerys, has bought the bentonite production plant in Bulgaria's Karzdhali.
The plant was previously owned by Greek S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
Although the deal was concluded at the end of 2014, there was no official announcement on the part of the local authorities.