<p>Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC&#39;s Irene Caselli about the latest turn in a long legal battle over the environmental legacy of oil drilling in the Ecuadorean Amazon. A court yesterday ordered the US company Chevron to pay damages of roughly $9 billion in the case.&nbsp;</p>


Lisa Mullins

Ecuador

Irene Caselli

Business, Economics and Jobs

Cut to USAID funding affects rural regions of Colombia

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In fashionable Paris, newly opened Shein is already 'out'

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Newly opened Shein garners criticism in Paris despite fanfare

Ireland considers permanent income for artists

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Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent

Artisanal sign painters enjoy Renaissance in France

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Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs

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Mullins

Chevron’s legal battles in Ecuador

How a historic ‘magical bean’ is helping Indigenous groups in Colombia

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How a historic ‘magical bean’ is helping Indigenous groups in Colombia 

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Conflict & Justice

As Islamabad reels from mosque bombing, Pakistan’s military fights insurgents in border regions 

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

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Why an Albanian dictator’s cinematic legacy is being preserved

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Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project

Will third time be the charm in murder of Slovak journalist?

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Will the third time be a charm in the murder trial of Slovak journalist?

New animated film for Muslim children hits US and Canadian theaters

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First animated feature made by, for and about Muslims hits US and Canadian theaters this weekend

Testimony of a crackdown from Iranians crossing the border

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Protest

Iranians crossing the border to Turkey say they can’t stop thinking of the family they left behind

Walking around the world takes a village

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Out of Eden Walk

Protests in Nigeria over demolition of Makoko — the 'Venice of Africa'

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Development

Protests in Nigeria over demolition of Makoko — the ‘Venice of Africa’

Buddhist monks on national walk for peace

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Lifestyle & Belief

Buddhist monks on national Walk for Peace receive flowers, tears and gratitude along a NC highway

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