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法律英语：44 Judgment Collections

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Excessive regulation of genetically modified crops has delayed release of a variety of rice that could help reduce the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, according to an editorial published in the British journal Nature. Vitamin A is

New Gulf Oil Spill Report Levels Most of Blame on BP

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A group of people, who are against genetically modified plants, destroyed 375 pine trees in Rotorua during Easter. The trees were planted by a government forestry research organization called Scion. Scientists at Scion are trying to develop pine tree

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BP to create safety division after Gulf spill disaster

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GM, UAW Agree on New Contract

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BP discovers new oil in Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP announced Wednesday it had a major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. An appraisal well the company drilled in a previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico found

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BP, Russian company sign deal on share swap

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GM sales jumps 11.4% in March on strong demand

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Ford outsells GM in March U.S. sales

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BP Reaches Deal for Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits

British Petroleum has announced it has reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement with fishermen and other plaintiffs who sued over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill off the U.S. coast. BP says the $7.8 billion deal represents a partial settlement in t