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Swiss want moratorium on deep-sea mining
Swiss want moratorium on deep-sea mining
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Switzerland, a global commodities trading hub, decided Wednesday to push for a moratorium on commercial exploitation of the international seabed area, which has enormous mineral resources. Switzerland is a stronghold for commodity trading.

Norway angers climate activists with fossil fuel projects
Norway angers climate activists with fossil fuel projects
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Norway's government gave the green light Wednesday to 19 oil and gas projects worth more than 200 billion kroner ($18.6 billion), a decision that outraged climate activists. "This is 200 billion kroner invested to reinforce the climate crisis and destroy our joint future," said Halvard Haga Raavand from Greenpeace.