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‘Every person has their luck’: Morocco’s beach metal detectorists
For many, the search is driven less by profit than by the thrill of an unexpected discovery.
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For many, the search is driven less by profit than by the thrill of an unexpected discovery.
An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".
Mandate expires for UN mission tasked to monitor 1991 truce and hold a referendum in the disputed territory.