Amazon rainforest cleared for highway ahead of COP climate summit

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Reporting by the BBC describes how a stretch of Amazon rainforest was cut down to construct a highway linked to the COP climate summit. The clearing has drawn attention because it appears at odds with the summit's environmental goals. The article itself is not included in the source material, so further details such as exact dates, locations, and official responses cannot be confirmed here. The item was shared on Hacker News, where it gained limited early engagement with no comments yet.

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