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Norway's controversial approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

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Norway's controversial approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

Norway's controversial approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

Norway's controversial decision to approve commercial deep-sea mining in its waters has highlighted a left-right rift in the European Parliament.


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