Chevron confirms leak at its Gorgon gas project in Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A gas leak has occurred at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on Barrow Island in Australia, Chevron said.

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BHP says will fight $6 billion claim over Samarco disaster

SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton on Friday said it would appeal against the decision by a Brazilian court to reinstate a $6 billion public civil claim over last year's Samarco iron ore mine disaster.

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Volkswagen believes it can fix 85,000 polluting U.S. vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for Volkswagen AG said at a court hearing Thursday the German automaker believed it could fix 85,000 polluting 3.0-liter VW, Audi and Porsche diesel cars and SUVs, a move that could help the company avoid a second pricey vehicle buyback.

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Two bodies found in area burned by California wildfire

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two bodies were found on Wednesday in a rural area of San Diego County charred by a major wildfire, sheriff's officials said, as firefighters increasingly gained control over a larger blaze that also killed two people in central California.

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Best foot forward: Thai elephant gets her ninth prosthetic leg

LAMPANG, Thailand (Reuters) - Mosha the elephant, who stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Myanmar border 10 years ago, received her ninth prosthetic leg on Wednesday.

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Vietnam says Formosa unit's steel plant caused environmental disaster

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Thursday a $10.6 billion steel plant run by a unit of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics caused an until-now mysterious environmental crisis by releasing toxic wastewater into the sea.

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Britain targets 57 percent emissions cut by 2032

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will aim to reduce emissions blamed for climate change by 57 percent by 2032, the government said on Thursday.

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