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An ongoing Saudi program to clear landmines in Yemen saw 836 devices laid by the Iran-backed Houthis dismantled in the fourth week of April. Overseen by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, special teams destroyed one…
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An explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s Boyaca province killed 11 people and left four missing, the national mining agency (ANM) said on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday night and was caused by a build up of methane gas at the…
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Demining teams in Yemen said the Houthi militia laid 15 mines in the Red Sea of which eight were detected off the coast of Hajjah province, Saba News reported. The teams further destroyed five of the detected mines on Wednesday, the…
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Sudanese authorities said Wednesday rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said workers and villagers were still searching the Darsaya mine…
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The Taliban shot dead at least 10 mine-clearing workers in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, the interior ministry and a provincial official said Wednesday, in the latest attack to rock the violence-wracked country. “The Taliban…
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Saudi naval defenses thwarted an attack in the southern Red Sea on Monday by the Iran-backed Houthi militia using a booby-trapped boat laden with explosives. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said the Houthis continued to threaten…
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The Moroccan mining giant Managem Group is aiming to expand the share of gold in its portfolio, from 20% to 50%, in line with growing production in its Sudan mine. According to the company’s CEO, Imad Toumi, the expansion of the Gabgaba…
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Iraqi explosives experts were working on Friday to defuse a large mine discovered on an oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf and evacuate its crew. It came a day after two private security firms said sailors feared they had found a limpet mine…
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Last month the price of gold hit a record high, pushing above $2,000 (£1,575) an ounce. While this price rise was driven by gold traders, it begs the question about the supply of the precious metal, and when it will eventually run out. …
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