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Taiwan, Hungary deny making Hezbollah pagers
Taiwan, Hungary deny making Hezbollah pagers

Taiwan and Hungary on Wednesday denied making pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, killing 12 people. The explosions in Lebanon killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others.

So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from?
So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from?

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's waterways, often ending up in the oceans. The rest, including food packaging and closed bottles, floats for "years, even decades", before ending up in the oceans, the OECD says.