Busan, South Korea, Nov 29, 2024 (AFP) - Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement

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2024-11-29

With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new draft text released Friday showed deep differences remain. Nearly 200 countries are gathered in South Korea's Busan with the goal of cobbling together a deal by Sunday, capping two years of negotiations on a landmark agreement. Just 48 hours before the talks are scheduled to end, a new synthesis text released by the diplomat ch......

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