Global Briefing: Activists bemoan slow progress in UN ocean treaty talks

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Global Briefing: Activists bemoan slow progress in UN ocean treaty talks

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Activists bemoan slow progress in UN ocean treaty talks Global ocean Talks aimed at brokering a landmark global treaty to protect the world's oceans have been taking place at the UN's headquarters in...

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