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South African court denies class action against Anglo American

South African court denies class action against Anglo American

SOUTH Africa's High Court has ruled that a class action lawsuit against miner Anglo American brought by victims of alleged historic lead poisoning in Zambia should not go ahead, lawyers for the claimants said. Victims of the alleged poisoning had accused Anglo's South African unit of negligence in controlling emissions of lead into the local environment at a mine it part-owned 50 years ago in Zambia's Kabwe district. Anglo has previously denied the allegations and vowed to defend itself. "We have stated from the outset that this claim is entirely misconceived and it is clear that the court recognised its multiple legal…
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Turkish undertaker’s family move to cemetery as he buries earthquake dead

Turkish undertaker’s family move to cemetery as he buries earthquake dead

SUSANA VERA TASKED with burying hundreds of victims of Turkey's massive earthquakes, undertaker Ali Dogru brought his wife and four sons to live in an old bus by the cemetery where he works in the city of Iskenderun, so he could know they were safe. Last month's devastating earthquakes killed more than 54,000 people in Turkey and Syria and left millions homeless. Survivors are sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts, university dormitories and even train carriages after hundreds of thousands of buildings collapsed and others were left unsafe. Shortly after the first earthquake struck on February 6, Ali, 46, moved his…
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