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Economic foundation: Ore, stone, fields, and roads - MADE

May 8, 2024

A city in Sweden relocates because iron ore was found underneath it. AI rescues traditional sectors like heavy industry, southern Spain suffers from water scarcity even in winter, and Portugal drives e-mobility forward.

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