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Trial tests Norway's control of Arctic Svalbard resources
Trial tests Norway's control of Arctic Svalbard resources
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Norway's Supreme Court began hearing a sensitive case Tuesday that could set a legal precedent for the control of natural resources around the strategically important Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic. In 2019, the Supreme Court had upheld a fine imposed on the company but did not specifically address the sensitive question of resource rights with regard to the 1920 treaty. phy/map/po/rl

Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station
Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station
Business and Economy
by  AFP

One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction by setting cables on fire. The fire was discovered near the regional station of Vaires, east of Paris, where 48 cables were damaged after their protective casing was forced open, she said.