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Bjork's mother on hunger strike over Alcoa smelter plans

THE mother of Icelandic pop queen Bjork is on the 10th day of a hunger strike to protest against Alcoa's plans to build a 295,000 tonne aluminium smelter in eastern Iceland.

Greg Tubby
Bjork's mother on hunger strike over Alcoa smelter plans

Hildur Runa Hauksdottir, who helped Bjork produce her first record at the age of 11, has vowed to continue her fast until Alcoa rethinks its plans, Dow Jones said. The US aluminium giant and the Icelandic...

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