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Critics fear deep-sea mining will smother marine life with waste and the noise of heavy machinery will disrupt oceanic migrations.

The World Health Organization considers mercury one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, calling it "toxic to human health".

The film remains among the highest-grossing New Zealand movies and won international accolades.

But on a personal level Watson was known as at best cantankerous and frank, at worst mean and bigoted.

France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive for a new tax on luxury air travel, rooted in the idea that premium flyers should pay more for their outsized contribution to global warming.