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Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report
Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report
by  AFP

Meta is considering whether to move its incorporation to Texas, a US state seen as amenable to companies run by big shareholders like Mark Zuckerberg, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told AFP he could not confirm the Journal report and that the company had no plans to move its headquarters from California's Silicon Valley.

Swiss court convicts Trafigura of corruption in Angola
Swiss court convicts Trafigura of corruption in Angola
by  AFP

A Swiss court convicted Trafigura and three people linked to the commodities trading firm of corruption in Angola, in what campaigners hailed Friday as a "historic" first in Switzerland. Switzerland is home to some 900 commodities trading firms, located primarily in Geneva and Lugano.

Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty
Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty
by  AFP

Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, Amnesty International said Friday. "Climate change threatens the culture and existence of the Sami indigenous people in two ways," it said.