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A Brazil Court Blocks Mining in the Amazon

The government had wanted to allow commercial mineral mining in a vast natural reserve.

The government had wanted to allow commercial mineral mining in a vast natural reserve. The court decision follows an outcry from activists and celebrities.
Also: Is the White House divided over North Korea? And thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar.

(Photo: The Amazonian reserve which the Brazilian government had wanted to open up to mining. Credit: Getty Images)

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Wed 30 Aug 201718:06GMT

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  • Wed 30 Aug 201718:06GMT