Antarctica to be protected by world's biggest marine reserve

The world's largest marine reserve will be created in the ocean next to Antarctica, the countries that decide the fate of the frozen continent have decided.

Antarctica to be protected by world's biggest marine reserve

The world's largest marine reserve will be created in the ocean next to Antarctica, the countries that decide the fate of the frozen continent have decided.

The historic agreement comes after years of diplomatic wrangling and high-level talks between the US and Russia, which has rejected the idea in the past.

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