Easter egg prices soar as cocoa crops are hit by climate crisis and exploitation
Experts say the global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate is linked to poor conditions for farmers supplying large companies Every Easter, UK consumers...
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Libya to investigate claims oil smuggling is fuelling Sudan civil war
Authorities to launch inquiry into allegations of mismanagement at country’s national oil corporation Libyan authorities have said they will investigate allegations of wholesale mismanagement in...
Shell must clean up pollution before it leaves Niger delta, report says
Firm told it must take responsibility for toxic legacy of pollution and safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure The oil firm Shell cannot be allowed...
Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s price dives
Johannesburg-based Amplats says one in five jobs will be lost in South Africa amid plunge in profits The platinum arm of Anglo American is to...
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand Saudi Arabia is driving a...
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court Thousands of Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against...
Chevron to buy oil and gas producer Hess Corp in $53bn all-stock deal
Takeover puts Chevron head-to-head with ExxonMobile in oil-rich Guyana and US shale industry Business live – latest updates Chevron has announced it will buy the...
Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says
Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damaged Finnish police have said a Chinese ship...
‘It is like a virus that spreads’: Wagner group’s extensive business network across Africa paused for now
Business interests of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s military group are likely to prove too profitable for Kremlin to lose Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Four days...
Fears for Libyan oil production amid military threats
Gen Khalifa Haftar warned of military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly Fears have been raised of a damaging oil shutdown in Libya with...
