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Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’

The Guardian World · Published 1h ago
Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’

Cardinal Pedro Barreto received death threats and harassment during his almost 20-year campaign against a US mining company’s operations in the Andes A Peruvian cardinal who received a barrage of death threats when he challenged the firm behind a toxic smelter has called a $150m (£111m) out-of-court

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