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Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of “informal” talks in Japan from Sunday aimed at salvaging efforts ...

Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of "informal" talks in Japan aimed at salvaging efforts towards a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution.

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