Brazil shuts BYD factory site over alleged “slavery-like” conditions

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From the BBC World Service: Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to “slavery.” BYD said it had cut ties with the firm involved. Then, El Salvador overturned a ban on the mining of gold and other metals. And we visit Finnish Lapland, a tourist destination known as the official home of Santa Claus.