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Red Sea tech risks resurface

An estimated 17% of the world’s internet traffic and 90% of Europe-Asia communications traverse submarine cables in the Red Sea.

A man looks at a Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier as its passes through the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt, April 1, 2008. — -/AFP via Getty Images

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