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3 arrested in death of Liam Payne
Argentinian investigators have arrested three people in connection with the death of former One Direction bandmember Liam Payne, who fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month. An autopsy ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Nuclear medicine shortage will lead to deaths
Experts warn hundreds could be affected by the shortage in radioisotopes used to track cancer.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Take the ‘Death Stairs’ if You Dare
A Facebook page, which began among a few friends, has grown into a popular photo collection of hazardous stairs.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
Sister hopes lessons are learned from brother's death
Christopher Trolan died after staff failed to give him a sufficient level of antibiotics in November 2019.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
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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 -
Mali detains top executive and 2 others from gold mining company over dispute
The top executive and two other employees of Australia's gold mining company Resolute Mining have been arrested and detained by Mali’s military juntaWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
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 - November 14 -
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal miningWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
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. - November 15 -
Australian gold miner to pay Mali $160m to free detained CEO and executives
Group were held after a meeting about what mining firm referred to as unsubstantiated claims regarding taxes and levies. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Australian mine company to pay Mali junta $160 million after its CEO and 2 employees were detained
Australia’s Resolute Mining says it will $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two other employees were detained in the West ...World - ABC News - November 18 -
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What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine
South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the siteWorld - ABC News - November 20 -
British mining executives held in Mali freed after $160m deal to settle tax dispute
Resolute Mining chief executive Terence Holohan and two employees had been held since 9 November. Business live – latest updates Three British mining executives who had been detained by the ...World - The Guardian - November 21 -
Japan holds first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea’s government says it has decided not to attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Japan over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
South Korea says it will not attend Sado mines memorial in Japan amid lingering historical tensionsWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Japan has held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the brutal wartime ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
I’ll defend Allison Pearson’s right to be obnoxious – as she should defend mine | Kenan Malik
Police investigation into writer’s alleged tweet has sparked a debate over free speech, albeit a somewhat selective one . There are few columnists with whom I disagree more than I do with the ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
Estimated $2bn lost in missed taxes from environmentally destructive practice some blame on political corruption. Felicity Nelson remembers her 17-day detention last September vividly. The ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report
Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers. Uncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Dog who fell 50ft down abandoned mine shaft rescued by California firefighters
Firefighter was lowered into shaft and dog, who was ‘a good sport’, was ‘secured and raised out’, authorities said. Firefighters fetched a dog from an abandoned mine shaft in northern California ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town
Authorities say gunmen in Central African Republic have killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their clients near the central diamond mining town of BriaWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes
Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago
