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Vale mine chief resigns

Fabio Schvartsman and other executives resigned after their dismissal was demanded.

The head of Brazil's Vale mining giant and a number of other executives have stepped down following the collapse of a dam which killed 186 people in the town of Brumadinho. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Latin America business correspondent Daniel Gallas gives us the latest. The UN's nuclear watchdog is gathering in Vienna today, where security and safety will be high on the agenda. Malcolm Grimstone, senior research fellow at Imperial College university in London tells us what to expect. Environmental group Sea Shepherd are sailing the waters in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France to prevent French fishermen killing dolphins. We speak to the head of Sea Shepherd France, Lamya Essemlali. Plus, we hear about Rio de Janeiro's alternative carnival - Bate Bola. (Photo: Former Vale boss Fabio Schvartsman Credit: Getty Images.)

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