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Trafigura, Gupta lawyers trade blame over metals fraud as trial winds up
Commodity trader Trafigura told London’s High Court on Thursday that Indian businessman Prateek Gupta had woefully failed to show its employees knew of or took part in a $600 milli...
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Ghana bans mining in forest reserves to curb environmental damage
Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of Environment, ...
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Pfizer to cut over 200 jobs in Switzerland to reduce costs, Bloomberg News reports
Pfizer will cut over 200 jobs in Switzerland as part of its multi-year cost reduction program, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Brazil's antitrust body approves Petz-Cobasi merger with restrictions
Brazil's antitrust authority CADE's administrative tribunal approved on Wednesday the merger of the country's two largest pet product retailers, Petz and Cobasi.
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Indigenous Guard across the Amazon unite forces to protect their territories
About 200 members of Indigenous groups from Ecuador, Colombia and Peru gathered early this month in Ecuador's Amazonian community of Sinangoe, wedged along the border with neighbor...
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Australia's mining competitiveness at risk from excessive regulation, says Rinehart
Mining baroness Gina Rinehart said on Wednesday the burden of excessive regulation on the Australian mining industry has put its global competitiveness at risk.
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Argentine FA and soccer clubs raided in money laundering probe, La Nacion reports
A federal judge has ordered raids of the Argentine Football Association and a group of soccer clubs as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering, according to local ...
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Amazon pays Italy 180 million euros to end tax, labour probe, sources say
An Italian unit of e-commerce giant Amazon has paid compensation and scrapped a monitoring system for delivery staff, ending a probe into alleged tax fraud and illegal labour pract...
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Exclusive: IndusInd Bank looks to claw back salary, bonuses of former top officials, sources say
India's IndusInd Bank has begun a process to claw back salary and bonuses from its former chief executive and deputy chief, after an internal review flagged misconduct and misrepor...
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BHP to compensate Australian coal workers for Christmas shifts
BHP has been ordered by Australia's Federal Court to compensate 85 coal mine workers employed by its labour hire arm in Queensland for unlawfully requiring them to work Christmas a...
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Tens of thousands march in Lisbon against planned labour changes
Tens of thousands of people protested in Lisbon on Saturday against the centre-right government's plan to overhaul labour laws, which unions say will undermine workers' rights, and...
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Freeport Indonesia says investigation concluded on Grasberg incident
Freeport Indonesia said on Friday that an investigation into a mud flow that killed workers at its Grasberg copper and gold mine has ended and the company has received improvement ...
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Harbour Energy cuts 250 UK jobs amid operations overhaul
North Sea-focused Harbour Energy said on Thursday a review of its UK operations has led to about 250 job cuts, as Britain's windfall tax continues to weigh on the oil and gas produ...
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Campari shares fall after tax police seize $1.5 billion of parent company's holding
Shares in Campari fell 5% on Monday after Italian tax police seized 1.29 billion euros ($1.50 billion) worth of shares in the Italian drinks maker held by its controlling sharehold...
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Exclusive: ExxonMobil warns EU law could force exit from Europe
U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil will not be able to continue doing business in the European Union if the bloc does not significantly loosen a sustainability law that could impose fine...
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LME fines Mizuho 265,000 pounds for rules breach
The London Metal Exchange said on Friday it had fined a unit of Japanese financial group Mizuho 265,000 pounds ($356,000) for a breach of rules following an investigation into alle...
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World Athletics uncovers 1.5 million euros corporate theft by staff
Two World Athletics employees and a contracted consultant systematically stole more than 1.5 million euros ($1.75 million) from the organisation over several years in a theft uncov...
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Germany's hydrogen strategy requires overhaul to meet 2030 targets, audit office warns
Germany's federal audit office said on Tuesday that the nation's hydrogen strategy is falling short of its objectives, calling for a course correction to avoid missing 2030 targets...
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