Afghanistan’s emerald miners struggle with tools but attract global buyers
Afghan miners endure harsh conditions, relying on basic tools to extract precious emeralds in Panjshir’s steep valleys.
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US approves $414M uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left
Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.
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Gold mine collapse kills at least 70 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan
Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.
Mark Carney pitches Canada to global investors amid US trade war
Hundreds of investors overseeing nearly $120 trillion in assets will gather in Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit.
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Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran?
Airlines and automakers have taken a hit, while banks and energy firms have raked in big profits.
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Tokayev allies head for landslide victory in Kazakhstan elections
Exit polls give Kazakhstan’s pro-Tokayev Adilet party about 70 percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections.
Published On 24 Aug 2026
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DR Congo miners risk Ebola to make a living
DR Congo miners risk Ebola to make a living
Published On 23 Aug 2026
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China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that matters
The Chang’e-7 seeks to find out more about the water trapped within the moon’s shadowed craters.
‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam
From father searching for his daughter’s body to man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll.
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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 13 people in Colombia
At least 13 people have been killed and seven others injured in an unlicensed gold mine in southwest Colombia.
Published On 20 Aug 2026
Landslide kills 13 at illegal gold mine in Colombia’s southwest
Mining activity caused a deadly slope collapse in Narino, claiming 13 lives and injuring seven others.
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