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Brazil Confirms Potential $18B Deal With Miners Involved in Deadly Dam Disaster

The Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18 billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve further repair work by the companies …

EU Navy Starts Towing Stricken Red Sea Oil Tanker Hit by Houthis

The European Union’s naval force said it managed to connect tug boats to a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea, and that the vessel is now being towed away. “The tug boats have successfully connected to the vessel and …

Burning Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker Set for Fresh Rescue Effort

Specialist salvage teams are set to renew efforts to remove a blazing oil tanker that’s been stuck in the Red Sea for over three weeks after it was attacked by Houthi militants, the European Union naval force in the region …

Salvage of Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea Expected in Coming Days, Sources Say

A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. What …

EU Mission in Red Sea Says no Oil Spill From Tanker Damaged in Houthi Attack

The European Union’s mission in the Red Sea said on Wednesday there was no oil spill in the waters near the Greek-flagged tanker hit by a fiery Houthi militant attack off Yemen’s coast. The mission, called Aspides, added that the …

Houthis Say Tugs Can Tow Away Stricken Oil Tanker Attacked in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi militants said they’ll let tugboats tow away an oil tanker that they attacked last week in the Red Sea, a step that might to help avert an environmental disaster. The 900-foot Sounion was hauling 150,000 tons of dense …

Update: US Warns Leaking Oil Tanker Poses Growing Red Sea Pollution Risk

An abandoned oil tanker attacked in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels a week ago appears to be burning and leaking, raising the specter of an environmental disaster, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. The comments are the latest …

Fires Burn on Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker but No Spill Yet, EU Says

Fires were burning around the oil tanks of a ship that was attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, but there were no signs of a spill so far, the European Union naval force in the region said. Flames …

Stora Suspends Forest Harvesting After Thousands of Mussels Die

Finnish forestry company Stora Enso Oyj suspended some logging activities after thousands of endangered freshwater pearl mussels died at one of its sites. Harvesting was stopped in all areas across Finland that fall under environment-law restrictions, according to a statement …

Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board

The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week. The Sounion’s crew were evacuated from the ship in the past few days after the vessel was struck by …