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Nicaragua: Thousands Protest Construction of Massive Canal

HeadlineJun 16, 2015

In central Nicaragua, thousands of people gathered over the weekend for the latest protest against a Chinese firm’s construction of a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The $50 billion project will be larger than the Panama Canal and could displace up to 120,000 people.

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