Brussels, 10/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Union and the United Nations deployed, on Monday 10 July, a joint team of experts (in chemistry, ecotoxicology and civil protection) to the Philippines with a view to assessing the magnitude of risks caused by the capsizing of the ferry, “Princess of the Star”, on 21 June this year. Philippine authorities called for assistance upon the discovery that the ferry was carrying a cargo of large quantities of highly toxic chemicals, together...