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‘It’s shocking no-one’s done this before’: the 13-hour gig digging up the African roots of global pop
With a marathon performance and album, the wildly ambitious Chromesthesia charts centuries of intercontinental music. Its creator explains why she’s asking big questions about the true owners of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Rating new kits for top African teams, from Egypt's pyramids to Senegal's lions
Puma have gone early with the first batch of brand-new home and away kits for AFCON 2025. ESPN breaks down the best (and worst) of the lot.Sports - ESPN - 18 hours ago -
Lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes, abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over her little furry bodyWorld - ABC News - 16 hours ago -
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on MondayWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Nate Silver: My Gut Says Trump, but Don’t Trust Anyone’s Gut, Even Mine
A 50-50 forecast really does mean 50-50. And you should be open to the possibility that those forecasts are wrong.Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
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Native Americans living at the Grand Canyon are fighting to shut down a nearby uranium mine
The Havasupai Tribe living at the Grand Canyon says a nearby uranium mine is a threat to their land. Mine officials say environmental studies prove their mine is safe. NBC News' Dana Griffin reports.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
A Pair of Psychologists Mined Rom-Coms for Relationship Lessons. Here Are Their 3 Biggest Takeaways
What lessons can you learn about building healthy relationships from rom coms? Two relationship scientists broke out the popcorn to find out.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
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Brazil's federal police indict 20 in connection with salt mine catastrophe in country's northeast
Brazil’s federal police have indicted 20 people for rock salt mining in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio that destroyed five urban neighborhoods and forced tens of thousands of people to ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Conservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten ...Tech - ABC News - November 3 -
‘I do an illegal job, stealing’: the women forced to scavenge in Bolivia’s tin mines
Some work underground, others pick over tailings; all are running huge risks. But in the town of Huanani, the mines are the only way to support a family. Most nights, under cover of darkness, ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
I delved into my family's history – and discovered a long-hidden secret. But was it mine to tell? | Marisa Bate
I wanted to learn more about my mother. But when her half-brother that I knew nothing about got in touch, I was faced with an agonising decision. I’m sitting in my great-aunt’s retirement home on ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Judge Rejects Efforts to Shutter New York Bitcoin Mine over Climate Concerns
Greenidge Generation in the Finger Lakes began mining bitcoin four years ago.Business - Inc. - 7 hours ago -
Gold may not reach a price ceiling anytime soon. Here’s why.
The rally in gold showed little sign of a slowdown on Thursday, even as futures prices for the precious metal touched their highest intraday level on record — for the 33rd time so far this year.Business - MarketWatch - October 18 -
GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships
Katie Archibald wins gold on her return to racing as she, Megan Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris are crowned team pursuit world champions.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
GB's Finucane powers to gold to defend world sprint title
Defending champion Emma Finucane produces a superb display to claim her second gold at the Track World Championships in the women’s individual sprint.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
'We are poisoning ourselves': Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster
Rivers have been polluted and forests destroyed on a shocking scale by illegal gold miners.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Why the west should be paying more attention to the gold price rise
Buying of the precious metal reflects rising interest in alternatives to the dollar-based financial systemWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Silver’s scarcity factor is helping it catch up to gold’s record run
While gold prices have repeatedly set fresh record highs this year, silver has been rallying as well — with one analyst predicting that prices for the precious and industrial metal will reach $40 ...Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
Gold prices are closing in on $2,800. Should you buy in now?
It could make sense to add gold to your portfolio now, even with the price at a record high. Here's why.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold
The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
The surge in the dollar, yields and gold is delivering a unique technical nugget
Simultaneous sharp moves across asset classes have delivered a unique technical confluence — though interpreting what it signifies is pretty difficult.Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
How much has the price of gold increased so far this year?
Gold has been one of the top-performing assets in 2024. Here's how much price growth we've seen so far.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Gold hasn’t been acting like it normally does. What that means for investors.
Gold hasn’t been acting like it normally does — and it has some good reasons to shake off its typical inverse relationship to U.S. stocks, the dollar and Treasury yields.Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
Stocks and gold are both at record highs. Only one will be right on inflation.
Gold’s gain is warning the stock market that higher inflation could returnBusiness - MarketWatch - October 26 -
What the presidential election means for gold, oil, natural gas and other commodities
The U.S. election outcome isn’t likely to have a big impact on commodities such as energy, metals and grains in the short run, but oil and natural gas could be influenced in the years to come by ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Investors’ ‘fear of missing out’ drives gold demand to record high
Buyers clamour for gold-backed ETFs as central banks scale back purchases of the precious metalBusiness - Financial Times - October 30
