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Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages

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This photograph taken on September 22, 2025 shows the logo of global shipping carrier X-Press Feeders in the lobby of its office in Singapore. A Singapore shipping company told AFP on September 23, 2025, it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of 1 billion USD for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
This photograph taken on September 22, 2025 shows the logo of global shipping carrier X-Press Feeders in the lobby of its office in Singapore. A Singapore shipping company told AFP on September 23, 2025, it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of 1 billion USD for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

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