Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre

Source: Al Jazeera · 07 de novembro de 2026 às 01:08 · 8 h ago

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Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.

The report was published on 07 de novembro de 2026 às 01:08 by Al Jazeera and is part of the World news coverage.

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