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US urges more protection for Polar regions

Published: 07 April, 2009, 02:18


Hillary Clinton (AFP Photo / Tim Sloan)

Natural riches and environmental problems in Antarctica top the agenda of the two-week Polar summit which has opened in the US.

 
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