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Illegal miners extract billions in Amazon gold despite Brazil crackdown, Greenpeace finds

Lula pledged upon taking office in 2023 to eliminate illegal gold mining from Indigenous lands and protected areas after years of expansion encouraged by...

Canadian accused of selling lethal chemical online pleads guilty to aiding suicide

Wearing tan pants, a white shirt and dark suit jacket, Kenneth Law, 60, was emotionless as he entered the pleas on Friday at the Ontario Superior...

Rescuers pull first trapped person from flooded Laos cave

Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but their exit was blocked, leaving them trapped for more...

Dollar set for second weekly loss amid U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make a final decision on Friday over a deal with Iran to extend their ceasefire International News via...

Spain’s Sanchez running out of road as corruption probes stack up

Lauded abroad by liberals for standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump and calling out atrocities in Gaza, at home Sanchez trails in the...

Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad in a setback for bid to catch Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin was preparing the rocket for its fourth launch, which was due to deliver 48 Amazon Leo satellites into low-Earth orbit, part of...

Bank of England’s Bailey signals no need to move quickly to curb inflation jump

The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee kept interest rates on hold on April 30 as it waited to see the economic impact of the Iran...

European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China

The European Union's executive aims to pitch ideas ahead of an EU leaders' summit on June 18 to 19 International News via Reuters: European commissioners met...

Sterling edges lower, BoE’s Bailey signals no rush to raise rates

Reports said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to extend their ceasefire and lift shipping restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz, but the deal...

Oil steadies as market awaits possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

Brent crude futures for July were down 34 cents, or 0.3%, at $94.05 a barrel by 0810 GMT International News via Reuters: Oil futures steadied on...

WHO says 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is continuing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda International News...

On average 11 children killed or injured every 24 hours in past week in Lebanon, says UN children’s agency

Heavy Israeli ⁠strikes hit towns and villages in southern Lebanon overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday, after Israel declared a new swathe of the...
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