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Oil tanker suspected in penguin-killing slick near Rio

An unidentified oil tanker is suspected to be responsible for a petroleum slick sullying beaches north of Rio de Janeiro, where several dead penguins were also found, Brazilian maritime officials said Tuesday.

“The oil is very diluted and has spread to almost all the beaches in the region…

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