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UN oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

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The five-day U.N. Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal has drawn senior officials and scientists from more than 120 countries. No comprehensive legal framework covers the high seas. Oceans cover some 70% of the earth's surface and provide food and livelihoods for billions of people.

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Times of India

UN oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement - Times of India

Europe News: LISBON: The United Nations is hoping that a conference starting Monday will bring fresh momentum for protracted efforts to find an international agree.

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The Hindu

U.N. oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

The United Nations is holding a conference it hopes will bring fresh momentum to efforts for an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans

2 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

UN oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

The United Nations is holding a conference it hopes will bring fresh momentum to efforts for an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans. The five-day U.N. Ocean Conference in

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

UN oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

The United Nations is holding a conference it is hoping will bring fresh momentum for efforts to find an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

UN chief: National selfishness delaying global oceans deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says some countries won’t accept that the world’s oceans belong to everyone and their “egoism” is holding up a global agreement on protecting these vast tracts of the planet

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MY Northwest

UN oceans conference eyes steps toward high seas agreement

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The United Nations is hoping that a conference starting Monday will bring fresh momentum for protracted efforts to find an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans.The five-day U.N. Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal has drawn senior officials and scientists from more than 120 countries to the Atlantic port city in Southwest Europe, as well as activists dismayed by the failure to come up with internation…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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