Oil giant Chevron prevailed in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court blocking villagers from collecting a $8.65-billion foreign judgment against the company. The court declined to hear an appeal against lower-court decisions which had refused to enforce the Ecuadorian damages award over pollution in the rainforest, finding that … Read more
The Metropolitan Opera was gearing up Sunday to celebrate 50 years at Lincoln Center with a gala concert featuring many of opera’s biggest stars. The list of singers expected to perform included Spanish legend Placido Domingo and American soprano, Renee Fleming. At midday, a group of workers was seen plastering a red “sold out” banner … Read more
The Metropolitan Opera is pulling out the finery this weekend to mark its golden anniversary at New York’s Lincoln Center, but the celebration comes at a tough moment for opera in the United States. A black-tie concert and gala dinner will feature performances from many of opera’s biggest stars, including legendary Spanish singer Placido Domingo … Read more
The breakdown or collapse of buildings in the country in contemporary times has become extremely disquieting, because it rescinds investments of years and also obstructs future development in a sense that it always resulting in making innocent people suffers to lose their wealth and sometimes make some of the victim’s permanent disabled. It destroys properties … Read more