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BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster
BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster
by  AFP

Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs. The Australian mining giant said the quality of river water contaminated by the fallout has returned to pre-disaster levels.

New rules drive Japanese trucking sector to the brink
New rules drive Japanese trucking sector to the brink
by  AFP

Fujio Uemura has to rest after driving fish all night to Tokyo, under new rules that trucking firms and experts say are crippling Japan's logistics sector and risk pushing up prices for consumers. Uemura used to spend mornings collecting fish products at various places in his home region and brought them to Tokyo on his own.

Boeing and workers reach tentative deal to end strike
Boeing and workers reach tentative deal to end strike
by  AFP

Boeing and its striking Seattle-area workers have reached a tentative deal to end a more than month-long stoppage, the union said Saturday. The strike by some 33,000 unionized workers, mainly in Washington state, halted work at two Seattle-area assembly plants and production of its 737 MAX planes.

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