OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Norway's supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licences on Monday in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country's indigenous Sami people.

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OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Norway's supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licences on Monday in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country's indigenous Sami people.

Two Norwegian wind farms that were stripped of their licences by the country's supreme court will stay in operation for the time being while their ultimate fate is decided, the government said on ...