Apple hit by Belgian probe over ‘blood minerals’ from Congo

Lawyers for DRC allege iPhones and other electronics use minerals supplied by armed groups behind atrocities

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Apple hit by Belgian probe over ‘blood minerals’ from Congo

Lawyers for DRC allege iPhones and other electronics use minerals supplied by armed groups behind atrocities
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Trails of blood in the snow - 40 years on from the Glencorse Massacre

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E.U. steps up probe into Elon Musk's X over content moderation

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South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue

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Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east

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US probing Teslas over driverless feature

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