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COLOMBO: Tonnes of plastic pellets from a burning container ship swamped Sri Lanka’s west coast on Friday, sparking a ban on fishing as international efforts to salvage the vessel dragged into a ninth day. The government declared an 80-kilometre coastal area off limits for fishermen fearing contamination with pollutants and plastic waste from the stricken ship. The ban included Colombo’s …

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