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Port Arthur

American  

noun

  1. Lüshun.

  2. a seaport in SE Texas, on Sabine Lake.

  3. Thunder Bay

Port Arthur British  

noun

  1. a former penal settlement (1833–70) in Australia, on the S coast of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

  2. the former name of Lüshun

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U.S. refining giant Valero Energy shut a major oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, after a fire broke out at one of its critical diesel-processing units on Monday evening.

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Valero Energy, a major refiner, closed its operation at Port Arthur, Texas, after a fire in a diesel processing unit on Monday.

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Valero Energy, a major refiner, closed its operation at Port Arthur, Texas, after a fire in a diesel processing unit on Monday.

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Royal commissions had not been launched into previous tragedies like Port Arthur, Albanese pointed out, comments which were widely dismissed.

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It is the largest gun buyback since 1996, when Australia cracked down on firearms in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 35 people at Port Arthur.

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