Author: Morton Obrien

12 July 2024 – 08:20 (Updated at 12:50 PM) Mining giants BHP and Vale reached an agreement on Friday to share equally the cost of any damages related to UK lawsuits over a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil that killed 19 people, while denying responsibility for related complaints. BHP Group and its Anglo-Australian parent company BHP are defendants in a class-action lawsuit in the English High Court seeking more than 600,000 claims for compensation for the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana (MG). The dam is owned by mining company Samarco, a joint venture between BHP and Vale. Its…

Assembly elections in France It took international news in the first week of July. however, Another country The most important in the West, the United Kingdom, held elections turned over Political situation.The Labor Party ended the election by doubling its seats 411 650 Members of Parliament in the elections to be held on July 4 Almost two-thirds of all seats in the British Parliament.On the losing side, the Conservative Party, which had ruled the United Kingdom for nearly 15 years, lost. 244 Members of Parliament. Now they have 121 representatives. This Poor performance 190 years of history The ToriesKnown as…

NATS Air Traffic Control Center at Swannick – Image: CAA-UK NATS, the air traffic control service for flights in the UK and Shanwick Oceanic Control region, reports that the strong return to post-pandemic aviation continues, with the UK's one millionth flight in 2024 occurring six days later than this year. Before the epidemic. The milestone was reached on June 8, according to figures from NATS, the UK's leading air transport service provider. The earliest date to reach this milestone was the last day of May 2019. As a result, in the first half of the year, NATS managed 1,176,622 flights,…

São Paulo – Vale has settled with BHP Brazil and the BHP Group over class action lawsuits in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands over the 2015 collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil. Fundão Dam is owned and operated by Samarco Minaraso. As disclosed on December 2, 2022, Vale is a defendant in a contributory action brought by BHP in an English court in relation to a class action brought against BHP by more than 600,000 claims seeking compensation for losses allegedly caused by the dam failure. (says England). BHP UK disclaims liability for claims. As published on March…

UK Prime Minister Keir StarmerThat, in an interview with CNN, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, 81, was “in good shape” when the two met recently during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. Asked by host Jake Tapper if he had noticed any unusual behavior from the US president, the prime minister said he would undoubtedly say so if he was concerned about Biden's health. Starmer said Meeting with Biden It was important for him to “talk to the President about the special relationship” between the two countries. According to the Prime Minister, the US President deserves…

Posted at 8:11 am Vale (VALE3) announces this Friday, the 12th, that it has reached a settlement with BHP Billiton Brasil (BHP Brasil), BHP Group (UK) LTD and BHP Group LTD (together, BHP) regarding United Class Action Lawsuits. Kingdom and the Netherlands, in relation to the 2015 collapse of the Fundao Dam in Brazil. Fundo Dam is owned and operated by Samarco Minarazo, a joint venture between Vale and BHP. As published on December 2, 20222, Vale is a defendant in a contributory action brought by BHP in an English court regarding a class action brought against BHP by more…

Article translated and adapted from English, Published by the US headquarters of The Epoch Times. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the government would replace cooperation with “strong resistance” when dealing with China. Sir Keir made the comments during his first foreign trip as Prime Minister to attend NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington. Sir Keir told reporters that the Labor government's approach would be “cooperation where it is needed”, noting that “this is on issues like climate change, for example”. “But I challenge where necessary, equally, and strongly,” he added. “One of the first things…

The semi-final attracted 19.6 million viewers to ITV1, marking the biggest audience since the 2022 World Cup. The match between England and the Netherlands, valid for the European Championship, attracted an average of 19.6 million viewers in the United Kingdom on the ITV1 channel, reaching 21.6 million viewers. Information has been released through Sportcal This Thursday (11.July.2024). In addition to broadcast television, the streaming service ITVX The performance was high, with 16.8 million streams for the game, highlighting the importance of today's digital platforms. Total coverage of the game, including commentary and analysis, received a 64% audience share, averaging 12.7…

According to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK economic output grew by 0.4% in May. The increase exceeded the expectations of economists, who had predicted a more modest increase of 0.2% in gross domestic product for the month. The data indicated a positive trend in the country's economic activity, reflecting a better-than-expected performance for the period. In its announcement, the ONS did not provide specific details about the sectors that contributed to this growth. The information comes as a significant update to the UK's economic outlook, given the various challenges facing the economy, including…

More than ten years after the investigation began, a study revealed a new type of dinosaur that lived 125 million years ago. With 149 bones found, it is one of the most complete fossils ever found in England. “The description of the animal is the result of many years of work. Almost 150 bones have been found, making it the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in the last 100 years,” said Jeremy Lockwood of Natural History Museum. Organizations involved in the study. The species Comptonatus chasei is named after paleontologist Nick Chase, who discovered the fossils on the…