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Nations at odds on Rio+20 earth summit

Brazil will host the summit, and has pressing issues of its own

The final round of negotiations leading up to next week's Rio+20 summit begins on Wednesday with countries very much at odds on key issues.

The draft agreement is aimed to improve energy, water and food security in poorer countries, phase out fossil fuel subsidies and boost ocean protection.

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