Listen Live

Current Weather

Loading advertisement…

Brazil’s top labor inspector fired for adding China’s BYD to ‘dirty list,’ sources say

By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's secretary of labor inspection was fired for adding https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/brazilian-government-blacklists-chinese-automaker-byd-labor-violations-2026-04-07/ Chinese automaker BYD to a registry of employers accused of subjecting workers to conditions described by the government as similar to slavery, two people close... Read More.

Middle East war drives up Codelco copper costs in Chile

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, April 13 (Reuters) - Price surges due to the Middle East war have raised costs for the world's top-producing copper miner Codelco, yet the Chilean state-run firm is still on track to meet its 2026 production target, Chairman Maximo Pacheco told... Read More.