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Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the World Bank Group have launched a partnership and national charter to develop the country’s mining sector as part of an initiative covering eight countries. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said Egypt’s national charter aims to increase the mining sector’s contribution to gross domestic

NMDC, which caters to India's one-fourth iron ore demand, has set a goal to earn at least 20% of revenues from sale of minerals other than the key steel making raw material

A former lawmaker, Sam Onuigbo, has blamed the erosion of societal values for undermining Nigerian youths’ preparedness for leadership roles in the country Read More: https://punchng.com/erosion-of-values-undermining-youths-leadership-readiness-ex-lawmaker/

The 45th staging of the Irish Life Dublin marathon highlights the journey the event has had in the capital, but traditional values remain strong among organisers.

SPS says the panel should visit Bheemasamudra in Chitradurga district and Narasapur in Ballari district to assess the impact of mining

Iran is committing serious violations against Iraq, including security breaches, economic disruption and drug trafficking, said an adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister, as Baghdad closed some border crossings over security issues. Abdelamir Taiban, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi , told local media that Iran had “deliberately undermined Iraq’s

Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX this week, led by Rapid Critical Metals in NSW, with runners-up Benz Mining and Encounter Resources in WA.

Gardaí are examining new pieces of information about the disappearance of a teenage schoolboy who went missing 40 years ago in Dublin.

Mexico’s Santiago Maza, whose fourth feature-length doc “State of Silence,” (“Estado de Silencio”), a passion project of Diego Luna, snagged the best feature award at Chile’s 2024 Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic), has premiered his latest work, “Black Shine” (“El brillo negro”) at the Morelia Film Festival where it competes for the top prize among the […]

If it were not for bungled policy and implementation suppressing investment in the mining industry, the size of the Treasury’s windfall from the sector’s increased revenue payments would have been much more substantial.

Party seeks fresh nomination opportunity at places where irregularities have been reported, releases manifesto demanding greater financial autonomy for local bodies

About 30 deminers from the Halo Trust remain among hundreds of thousands of civilians stuck in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, the organisation said on Wednesday. Houthi rebels have encircled the government-held city as the two sides fight for control. The blockade has effectively severed the last route through the mountains connecting the city to the inte

Some residents of the Peaks District in the 13th century may have experienced worse lead pollution than city-dwellers during the Industrial Revolution. Female skeletons showed higher lead levels and earlier ages of death

Justice Elena Kagan says decisions by her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have increased political polarization and weakened democracy in the U.S. She spoke Tuesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, criticizing rulings that weakened the Vo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic.

The liberal Supreme Court justice took aim at various recent rulings, including one that paved the way for rampant partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts.

Pacific nations could find themselves in the middle of a trade stand-off between the US and China.