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24/08/2017 GMT

Brazil Opens Vast Amazon Reserve to Mining

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Government say nine conservation areas within it would continue to be legally protected

Government say nine conservation areas within it would continue to be legally protected.

The government say nine conservation areas and indigenous land areas within it would continue to be legally protected, but activists have voiced concern that these areas could be badly compromised. Also, Dutch gig cancelled over terror tip-off and a report that nearly a third of Pakistan's population are at risk from arsenic in their drinking water.

(Photo: Amazon reserve. Credit: Getty Images)

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