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Brazil town still feels trauma of mine dam collapse five years on
Brazil town still feels trauma of mine dam collapse five years on
Economy
by  AFP

Nathalia de Oliveira, an intern at Brazilian mining giant Vale in the town of Brumadinho, was talking on the phone with her husband when she noticed a rush of birds overhead and felt the ground shake. Little remains of the once bustling neighborhoods around the mine in Brumadinho, an iron-belt town of 40,000 people.

Spurs tycoon Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading: prosecutor
Spurs tycoon Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading: prosecutor
Economy
by  AFP

The billionaire British former owner of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, Joe Lewis, pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US federal court on Wednesday, a prosecutor said. His holding company ENIC bought a controlling interest in Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in 2001 from then-owner Alan Sugar, another prominent British tycoon, for $22 million.

Biden wins US auto union backing, in boost against Trump
Biden wins US auto union backing, in boost against Trump
Economy
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden won the coveted election endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, in a major boost to his battle with Donald Trump for the crucial blue-collar vote. Democrat Biden has relentlessly courted the union vote and appeared on a United Auto Workers (UAW) picket line last year during a strike against the big three US car giants.

Amazon tightens police access to Ring camera video
Amazon tightens police access to Ring camera video
Technology
by  AFP

Amazon on Wednesday said it will stop letting police directly ask people for video from the company's Ring doorbell or home security cameras. Ring launched the Neighbors app in 2017, giving people using its home security cameras a way to share videos of thieves stealing delivered packages or stray pets passing by.