No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out since Monday after a court ordered the government to facilitate rescue operations at the mine, the site of…
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on Sept. 12, 2022. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The energy minister of Saudi Arabia – the Gulf kingdom whose wealth and power…
Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose again in December but closed out 2024 with some mildly better news on inflation, particularly on housing. The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.9%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday….
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on October 29, 2024. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to put itself on the global critical minerals map, announcing a number of deals, investment plans and discoveries…
LONDON — U.K. borrowing costs fell sharply on Wednesday, following the release of lower-than-expected consumer inflation prints both at home and in the U.S. The yield on 10-year U.K. government bonds was 16 basis points lower at 4.727% at 4 p.m. in London, putting it on course for its first daily decline since Dec. 31….
Palestinians gather on the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Majdi Fathi | Nurphoto | Getty Images A ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached, NBC…
Sweden’s political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship. A cross-party committee recommended that the change could be applied to anyone who had used bribes or false information to obtain their citizenship; and also if they committed crimes that were a threat to the state…
Getty Images Germany’s cabinet has decided to authorise the army to shoot down suspicious drones seen near military sites or other critical infrastructure. A statement from Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that, “especially since [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine, we have seen that drones are being used more and more frequently,…
A Kenyan government minister has alleged that the country’s national intelligence agency was behind the abduction of his son last year, as criticism against the rising cases of abductions continues. Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi said that it took a call by President William Ruto to have his son released by the National Intelligence…
Getty Images Hostages’ families want the Israeli government to agree a deal that will secure their release Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are making a final push to seal a Gaza ceasefire in Doha, with all sides suggesting an agreement is almost done. There were reports of a breakthrough on Wednesday, with unnamed Israeli officials…
