The data obtained in the multi-million-pound project will be released in specific batches following its discovery and made available on the internet.

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This figure is slightly less than the 18 % obtained in 2000 by the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) in its study "Who Makes the News", in which the group monitored 16, 000 news items published in 70 countries during one day (see table).

UNESCO: Communication and Information

In March the businessmen, who have called their project Wool Recycle Eco System, obtained patents for a containerised kit that can be set up in boats to deal with small spills, and for a bigger ship-based system to tackle large ones.

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