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Sri Lanka tries to hook anglers on invasive fish species
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Progress stalled on Canada's pollution reduction goal
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Australia unveils 'anti-climactic' new emissions cuts
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Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist
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12-million-year-old porpoise fossil found in Peru
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