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Africa toxic waste oil deal 'close'

Source: Al Jazeera
Abidjan : Ivory Coast | 2 months ago  
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Trafigura, along with Leigh Day & Co, a British law firm, said in a joint statement they were in settlement talks, but did not mention any compensation figure. "It currently appears that this settlement is likely to be acceptable to most, if not all, of the claimants," Trafigura and Leigh Day & Co said....
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  • News Source: Al Jazeera | 2 months ago
    Trafigura, along with Leigh Day & Co, a British law firm, said in a joint statement they were in settlement talks, but did not mention any compensation figure. "It currently appears that this settlement is likely to be acceptable to most, if not all,...
  • News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 2 months ago
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  • News Source: Guardian Unlimited | 2 months ago
    Today the Guardian reveals how the British oil firm Trafigura tried to cover up the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast...The Guardian's Xan Rice visited Ivory Coast's capital, Abidjan, last year to meet some of the people poisoned by the toxic...
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