Shell Nigeria ordered to pay compensation for oil spill
A Dutch court has ruled Shell Nigeria must pay compensation over a 2004 oil spill.
A Dutch court has ruled Shell Nigeria must pay compensation over a 2004 oil spill. The ±«Óãtv's Anna Holligan in the Hague brings us the details. Also in the programme, General Motors has announced that it plans to move away from fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035. Daniel Ives is managing director of Wedbush Securities in New York, and tells us what's behind the move. The ±«Óãtv's Manuela Saragosa has been finding out why sales of dogs, cats and all sorts of other pets have soared during the pandemic. Plus, this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival is under way. We hear about the potential impact of the event from Blerta Basholli, writer and director of Hive, which is one of the films being featured.
(Picture: A shell sign. Picture credit: Getty Images.)
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