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A tonne of man-made "jellyfish" has been seized by China's police, adding a new ingredient to the country's long recipe of fake foods.

• 11 мая 2016, 18:55

Kazakhstan is considering pros and cons of introducing chemical castration for convicted pedophiles.

• 11 августа 2015, 20:29

Sickened by footage of doctors trying to help child victims of a gas attack, US lawmakers renewed calls for a US-led no fly zone over Syria.

• 18 июня 2015, 11:50

A chemical used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers may have been phased out in recent years.

• 21 августа 2014, 13:17

The last of Syria's declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said.

• 24 июня 2014, 10:17

Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said.

• 13 мая 2014, 03:27

A specially-equipped US naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria's most dangerous chemical agents.

• 28 января 2014, 10:47

The first shipment of chemical weapons materials left Latakia port Tuesday under a deal to rid Syria of its chemical arsenal.

• 09 января 2014, 09:57

A man was killed and seven others were injured in China after receiving parcels from a delivery company that had become contaminated with toxic chemicals, it was reported Saturday.

• 22 декабря 2013, 20:28

The world's chemical watchdog on Tuesday agreed the final details of a plan to destroy Syria's arsenal, vowing to push ahead with the unprecedented project despite delays.

• 18 декабря 2013, 12:51

UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on the international community Friday to sanction those responsible for Syrian chemical weapons attacks documented in a newly released report.

• 15 декабря 2013, 12:53

The world's chemical watchdog said Sunday that the transportation of Syria's chemical arsenal out of the country could be delayed by a few days due to technical difficulties.

• 09 декабря 2013, 15:14

The world's chemical watchdog on Friday adopted a final roadmap for ridding Syria of its arsenal by mid-2014, reaching agreement hours before a deadline expired.

• 16 ноября 2013, 14:23

More than 100 thousand tons of chemical waste is piled out in the open air near Aktau in western Kazakhstan.

• 14 ноября 2013, 15:11

Syria is set to hand over a detailed plan for destroying its chemical arsenal Thursday, the international watchdog says, as a rebel attack near Damascus triggered power outages across the country.

• 24 октября 2013, 17:23

An explosion rips through a chemical weapons depot. Bleeding victims stumble out of the building and scream for help.

• 22 октября 2013, 14:07

The head of the United Nations on Sunday named Sigrid Kaag to lead the UN's joint mission with the chemical weapons watchdog tasked with eliminating Syria's arsenal.

• 14 октября 2013, 14:28

The watchdog now overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to rid the world of the devastating weapons.

• 13 октября 2013, 21:25

The UN Security Council on Thursday backed a plan by UN leader Ban Ki-moon for a joint mission with the global chemical arms watchdog to destroy Syria's weapons.

• 11 октября 2013, 18:16

The world's chemical watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to help dismantle Syria's arsenal, as regime warplanes bombed rebels in the northwest of the country.

• 09 октября 2013, 14:52