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Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (495+ words) The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. At a news conference late Saturday, local authorities said 82 were dead and that more than 120 people were hospitalized. Two were still missing....
Trump Public Lands | Nation & World
1+ week, 4+ day ago (95+ words) Trump Public Lands Dayton Daily News De Wine names former Clark County prosecutor new Ohio attorney general FILE - Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, center, is seen at the White House, March 11, 2026, in Washington. Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a…...
Congo and US agree to $1. 2 billion health partnership
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over the next five years to support the Central African country to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child mortality, and other infectious diseases. Congo's government will commit…...
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (494+ words) A demonstrator holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "The homeland is not for sale, it's defended" as lawmakers debate the Javier Milei government's proposal to reform the glacier protection law, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. A…...
Tony Hall turns focus to child labor in the mining of cobalt
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (404+ words) Former Dayton Congressman Tony Hall has been working to spread the word about a problem new to many Americans: Force child labor in the African mining of the cobalt used to power many of our electronic devices. Today, Hall is…...
America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in i Phones as well as other high-tech products like electric…...