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Aussie mining billionaire Forrest signs coal deal to end Pakistan slavery

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2014 | 5:16 pm Energy Australia Europe Coal 

Australian mining billionaire and philanthropist, Andrew Forrest, has made an informal deal with Pakistan to free about 2.5 million slaves in return for allowing his firm to convert billions of tonnes of cheap coal into much-needed energy. The CEO of...

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