FILE – Protesters, one wearing a mask and holding a poster that reads “The revolution starts from Rosia Montana,” sit on the pavement, blocking the traffic, in front of the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, Oct. 20, 2013, during a protest against the exploitation of gold by by Gabriel Resources, a Canadian mining company, at Rosia … Read more
LUSAKA, Zambia — Anti-corruption authorities in Zambia said they will investigate after a video posted on social media allegedly showed the foreign minister receiving piles of cash from a Chinese businessman. Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned but denied wrongdoing and said he had stepped down because he didn’t want to cause a distraction for the … Read more
LONDON — Kazakhstan confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau which operates the country’s largest steel plants and several coal and ore mines following a coal mine fire that killed on Saturday, according to emergency services, at least 32 workers while another 14 remained unaccounted for. Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Nine years after a massive waste spill from a copper mine in the northern Mexican border state of Sonora, locals are still suffering from “alarming” levels of soil, air and water pollution, Mexico’s Environment Department said Thursday. Summarizing a 239-page report, officials also confirmed, using satellite images, that the spill was not … Read more