Shell faces investor fury over pay, pollution and human rights

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Annual meeting will face an outcry from shareholders and campaigners over boardroom bonuses and pollution record

Shell will come under fire from shareholders and environmentalists tomorrow over executive pay, polluting gas flaring and alleged human rights abuses in Nigeria. The annual general meeting in London...

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