VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMeet the women fighting to relocate their Serbian villageNearly two dozen women are at the center of a battle to have their village in eastern Serbia relocated away from a copper mine that they say has polluted their land and water and ruined the surrounding countryside.ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGHow illegal gold mining is causing a global chocolate shortageChocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever this Easter as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa who are also fighting to preserve their land against unlawful gold...France 24VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMiners in Kosovo break Ramadan fast undergroundKosovar miner Emin Hasani feels closer to God when he breaks the Ramadan fast over 2,600 feet underground. He and several of his colleagues laugh and chat with each other as they share the Iftar meal, eaten after a day of fasting between...ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALDozens feared dead in Venezuela mine collapseDozens of miners are feared dead in a remote region of central Venezuela. Sixteen bodies have been recovered so far. A wall of earth collapsed in an illegally operated gold mine, while dozens were at work.Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALVenezuela gold mine collapse kills dozensRescue workers are digging through an open-pit gold mine in Venezuela, which has collapsed. At least 23 people working in the illegal mine were killed, and dozens of worried relatives are still awaiting news of their loved ones.TRT WorldVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMiners Vale, BHP to pay $9.7 bn for Brazil dam disasterA Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP, and their joint venture Samarco, must pay $9.67 billion in damages for a 2015 tailings dam burst, according to a legal decision.ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMore than 70 dead in artisanal mine collapse in MaliAt least 73 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a gold mining site in Mali, where 200 miners were working.Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALBrazil fights wildcat gold mining in the AmazonDeep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to stamp out illegal mining...ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALFirst survivor pulled out of Zambia mine after landslideThe first survivor has been pulled out alive after last Friday's landslide in Zambia that flooded a copper mine. It trapped at least 25 people who were working there. The rescue mission for the others continues.Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALAs men fight, women keep Ukraine coal mines goingAfter more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a colliery in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history. ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGThe impact of conflict on global oil pricesOil prices could rise to more than $150 a barrel if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the World Bank. It comes a little over a year since the Ukraine war caused a spike in oil and food prices.Scripps NewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALGlobal fossil fuel demand will peak before 2030, report saysGlobal demand for fossil fuels will peak before 2030, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook.CBC NewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALU.S faces toxic legacy of nuclear testingThe anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States in World War II was commemorated on August 9. The Cold War arms race that followed left a radioactive legacy on Native American land in the U.S.Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGrand Canyon to be protected from uranium miningU.S President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument to protect land around the Grand Canyon from uranium mining. Nearly a dozen Indigenous tribes called for the protection of about 4,000 square kilometres in the Grand Canyon N...Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALThe Ukrainian coal fuelling Russia's steel industryRussia has taken over operations of coal mines in the occupied Donetsk region, with work continuing even as fighting rages above. Following last week’s Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, local officials say coal mined in the region could so...Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALGlobal demand for coal causing havoc in South AfricaSouth Africa became Europe's alternative to Russian coal after Putin's army invaded Ukraine last year. But the soaring demand also wreaked havoc on the country's roads as thousands of trucks rushed in to exploit the surge and the problem...BloombergVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALChina bans export of chip manufacturing materialsThe price of cars, tech and phones are set to rise after China announced restrictions on the export of two materials vital to the semiconductor industry. Germanium and gallium are needed to make chips used in everything from solar panels...Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALThe race to stop an environmental disaster off YemenSalvage experts have begun work to prevent an environmental disaster off the coast of Yemen. A million barrels of oil need to be pumped off a rusting oil tanker. It is at the centre of an international dispute over who owns the oil on bo...Al JazeeraVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALU.S sanctions Wagner-backed African minesThe United States has imposed sanctions on four companies and one individual, in efforts to stem funding of the Wagner Russian mercenary group, including from gold mining activities in the Central African Republic.France 24VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALInvasion complicates work in Ukraine's coal minesRussia's invasion has thrown up huge challenges for Ukraine's coal mines, from the danger posed by air strikes to the departure of miners off to the front to fight.ReutersVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALGlobal talks to end plastic wasteFrench President Emmanuel Macron warns that global plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' as delegates begin five days of talks in Paris aimed at reaching an international treaty to end plastic waste.EuroNewsVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGIs shutting down nuclear energy a mistake?Germany’s atomic age ended on April 15th, 2023—during an energy crisis. Now coal plants are being fired up again to ensure a reliable supply of energy. Was shutting down Germany’s nuclear power plants a mistake?DW News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMeet the women fighting to relocate their Serbian villageNearly two dozen women are at the center of a battle to have their village in eastern Serbia relocated away from a copper mine that they say has polluted their land and water and ruined the surrounding countryside.Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGHow illegal gold mining is causing a global chocolate shortageChocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever this Easter as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa who are also fighting to preserve their land against unlawful gold...France 24
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMiners in Kosovo break Ramadan fast undergroundKosovar miner Emin Hasani feels closer to God when he breaks the Ramadan fast over 2,600 feet underground. He and several of his colleagues laugh and chat with each other as they share the Iftar meal, eaten after a day of fasting between...Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALDozens feared dead in Venezuela mine collapseDozens of miners are feared dead in a remote region of central Venezuela. Sixteen bodies have been recovered so far. A wall of earth collapsed in an illegally operated gold mine, while dozens were at work.Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALVenezuela gold mine collapse kills dozensRescue workers are digging through an open-pit gold mine in Venezuela, which has collapsed. At least 23 people working in the illegal mine were killed, and dozens of worried relatives are still awaiting news of their loved ones.TRT World
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMiners Vale, BHP to pay $9.7 bn for Brazil dam disasterA Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP, and their joint venture Samarco, must pay $9.67 billion in damages for a 2015 tailings dam burst, according to a legal decision.Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALMore than 70 dead in artisanal mine collapse in MaliAt least 73 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a gold mining site in Mali, where 200 miners were working.Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALBrazil fights wildcat gold mining in the AmazonDeep in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil is fighting destructive wildcat gold mining as it spreads from Indigenous lands into government-protected conservation areas. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to stamp out illegal mining...Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALFirst survivor pulled out of Zambia mine after landslideThe first survivor has been pulled out alive after last Friday's landslide in Zambia that flooded a copper mine. It trapped at least 25 people who were working there. The rescue mission for the others continues.Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALAs men fight, women keep Ukraine coal mines goingAfter more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a colliery in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history. Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGThe impact of conflict on global oil pricesOil prices could rise to more than $150 a barrel if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to the World Bank. It comes a little over a year since the Ukraine war caused a spike in oil and food prices.Scripps News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALGlobal fossil fuel demand will peak before 2030, report saysGlobal demand for fossil fuels will peak before 2030, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook.CBC News
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALU.S faces toxic legacy of nuclear testingThe anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States in World War II was commemorated on August 9. The Cold War arms race that followed left a radioactive legacy on Native American land in the U.S.Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGrand Canyon to be protected from uranium miningU.S President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument to protect land around the Grand Canyon from uranium mining. Nearly a dozen Indigenous tribes called for the protection of about 4,000 square kilometres in the Grand Canyon N...Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALThe Ukrainian coal fuelling Russia's steel industryRussia has taken over operations of coal mines in the occupied Donetsk region, with work continuing even as fighting rages above. Following last week’s Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, local officials say coal mined in the region could so...Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALGlobal demand for coal causing havoc in South AfricaSouth Africa became Europe's alternative to Russian coal after Putin's army invaded Ukraine last year. But the soaring demand also wreaked havoc on the country's roads as thousands of trucks rushed in to exploit the surge and the problem...Bloomberg
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALChina bans export of chip manufacturing materialsThe price of cars, tech and phones are set to rise after China announced restrictions on the export of two materials vital to the semiconductor industry. Germanium and gallium are needed to make chips used in everything from solar panels...Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALThe race to stop an environmental disaster off YemenSalvage experts have begun work to prevent an environmental disaster off the coast of Yemen. A million barrels of oil need to be pumped off a rusting oil tanker. It is at the centre of an international dispute over who owns the oil on bo...Al Jazeera
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALU.S sanctions Wagner-backed African minesThe United States has imposed sanctions on four companies and one individual, in efforts to stem funding of the Wagner Russian mercenary group, including from gold mining activities in the Central African Republic.France 24
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALInvasion complicates work in Ukraine's coal minesRussia's invasion has thrown up huge challenges for Ukraine's coal mines, from the danger posed by air strikes to the departure of miners off to the front to fight.Reuters
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBALGlobal talks to end plastic wasteFrench President Emmanuel Macron warns that global plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' as delegates begin five days of talks in Paris aimed at reaching an international treaty to end plastic waste.EuroNews
VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGIs shutting down nuclear energy a mistake?Germany’s atomic age ended on April 15th, 2023—during an energy crisis. Now coal plants are being fired up again to ensure a reliable supply of energy. Was shutting down Germany’s nuclear power plants a mistake?DW News
