Vale and Brazil state sign $7bn deal over Brumadinho
The settlement is the biggest in Brazil's history, but does not include criminal actions, unknown damages, and individual rights.
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Ross Beaty to step down as Pan American chairman in May
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New Caledonia’s government collapses over independence, nickel unrest
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