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Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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BHP says claim it put safety over profit ‘unjustified’ in Brazilian dam collapse case

BHP denies profit-before-safety claims in Brazil dam collapse lawsuit, calling allegations unrealistic and unjustified.

FILE PHOTO: A protester sits in front of an aircraft as members of the Just Stop Oil spray paints planes at the Stansted airport, Britain June 20, 2024.    JUST STOP OIL/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
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Three UK airports get injunction to stop climate protesters disrupting flights

The East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports were granted a court order on Friday to stop climate protesters from potentially disrupting flights over...

FILE PHOTO: An exhaust pipe is seen as a car sitting in traffic approaches the Blackwall Tunnel in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
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Carmakers face UK dieselgate lawsuits worth at least $7.6 billion, lawyers say

The claims, brought by owners of diesel vehicles, highlight the ongoing fallout for automakers from a scandal that erupted in 2015 when Volkswagen...

FILE PHOTO: Climate change protesters hold signs outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, on the day of Greta Thunberg's trial in London, Britain, February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo
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Judge dismisses case against activist who held sign outside trial

Retired social worker told jurors they had a right "to acquit… according to your conscience", but climate activist spared punishment as judge rules...

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Nord Stream insurers say policies did not cover war risks, Kommersant reports

Nord Stream is seeking more than €400m from its insurers over damaged pipelines designed to transport Russian gas to Germany

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UK’s climate action plan inadequate and unlawful, campaign groups tell court

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new climate action plan is unlawful because ministers were given misleading information about the prospects of...

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