UK to end 30-year privatization of military housing by paying property group Annington nearly £6 billion for 36,000 properties. Buyback will save £230 million in annual rent, and stem total losses of £8 billion.
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McKinsey consultants to pay $122 million fine for alleged bribery of South African officials to win contracts to oversee the country’s electric generating system and to manage its freight rail system and ports.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/world/africa/mckinsey-bribery-case-south-africa.html
Coca-Cola accused of quietly deleting its 25% reusable packaging target published in 2022 from website - campaigners say call action is a ‘masterclass in greenwashing.' Company is one of the world's largest plastic polluters in the world.
Prince Harry pledges to continue legal fight against Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloids for hacking celebrity phones and invade their privacy. “The goal is accountability."
Internal documents show that Google was aware that Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli military, would be linked by repression in Palestine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/technology/google-israel-contract-project-nimbus.html
Indigenous peoples (Turiwara and Tembé) in Para block Norsk Hydro workers and police over damage caused by Mineração Paragominas's bauxite mining.
How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang avoided paying $8 billion in taxes by taking advantage of loopholes in the federal estate and gift laws - a case study in how the ultrarich bend the U.S. tax system for their benefit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/business/nvidia-jensen-huang-estate-taxes.html
U.S. judge rejects Boeing’s proposal to plead guilty to defrauding government in connection with fatal 737 Max crashes & pay $487.2 million fine, because deal inadequately holds Boeing accountable for the tragedies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/boeing-max-guilty-plea-rejected.html
Entertainment giants like Ticketmaster accused of fleecing fans by marking up tickets with extra 'fees' for booking and processing etc that increase prices as much as 41% over stated price - which are not shared with artists.
South Western Railway to become first UK train operator nationalized under new government plans to fully reverse privatization of British Rail.
Worker killed in explosion at Hanwha Ocean's shipyard on Geoje Island - union calls for arrest of CEO under law that allows for jail time for executives who fail to take sufficient safety precautions.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/01/129_367010.html
Plastics lobbyists make up biggest group at United Nations talks in Busan, South Korea, to cut plastic pollution around the world. (460 million tonnes of plastics are produced annually, and production is set to triple by 2060)
Over 40 banks globally have ruled out finance for Total's controversial Uganda-Tanzania pipeline. Banks that have failed to do so to date include Caixa Bank, Commerzbank, Danske Bank, Lloyds, Sberbank and UBS.
U.S. proposes to partially outlaw chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to learning disorders in children, after Gharda Chemicals successfully sued to overturn full ban.
American Health Care Association and LeadingAge sue to overturn law that requires U.S. nursing homes to employ a minimum number of nurses. 15,000 such homes care for 1.2 million people and 80% are short staffed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/health/trump-nursing-homes-staff-mandates.html
SunFed Produce in Arizona recalls cucumbers sold Oct. 12-Nov. 26 in more than two dozen states – including at some Walmart, Wegmans and Albertsons stores – and in parts of Canada because they may be contaminated with salmonella.
UK government to consider renationalizing British Steel in an attempt to save thousands of jobs, after owner Jingye fails to invest money in new plants.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/03/ministers-considering-renationalising-british-steel
Explosion at Tsingshan Holding Group's nickel processing complex at Morowali, Indonesia, kills worker. ‘Production first, safety later.'
https://www.ft.com/content/56013ee9-f456-4646-895c-aeb65a685f85
OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT, to collaborate with Anduril Industries to develop technology for drone warfare.
Ontario provincial court dismisses lawsuit by Tanzanian villagers alleging that Barrick was complicit in killings by police tasked with protecting the North Mara gold mine.
https://www.mining.com/ontario-court-dismisses-human-rights-claims-against-barrick/
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