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Aug 2, 2019

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A worker removes molten steel during the galvinizing process at steel manufacturing giant Arcelor-Mittal's Eko Stahl steelworks in Eisenhuettenstadt.  (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
A worker removes molten steel during the galvinizing process at steel manufacturing giant Arcelor-Mittal's Eko Stahl steelworks in Eisenhuettenstadt. (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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