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A long-standing border dispute between Peru and Ecuador was resolved through the signing of a treaty.  1
 
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A two-week-long environmental conference opened in Buenos Aires, attended by delegates from over 160 nations, most of them members of the UN. Aimed at implementing the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, the conference ended on Nov. 14 with the “Buenos Aires Action Plan.” This was a proposal in which industrialized nations agreed on worldwide strategies for carrying out emissions reductions for vehicles with internal combustion engines.  2
 
 
 
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