As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining
Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.
THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY 2025, 20:17
Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday, after the media group admitted he had been the victim of unlawful activity.
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Swiping bank cards at toll gates are being phased out due to fraud, while a major toll road operator has also banned all debit card payments.
The Social African Security Agency (Sassa) has suspended Covid-19 relief fund grant payments to all accounts it suspects to be fraudulent accounts to allow a process where beneficiaries will have to verify their details.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino responded “be serious, be serious” on Wednesday when asked in Davos whether he was concerned the U.S. would invade after President Donald Trump said he would take back the Panama Canal.
AMSTERDAM, Jan 22 (Reuters) – A Dutch court ordered the government on Wednesday to drastically cut nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands by 2030, in a ruling that could hurt construction and will put pressure on farmers to reduce livestock.
KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday.
South African comedian Trevor Noah will return as host for the 67th Grammy Awards for the fifth consecutive year.
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After criticising the government for failing to reform the arts and culture sector, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie shared his plans to invigorate the industry.
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Heavy rains in Pekalongan cause a devastating landslide, blocking a main road and burying houses.
As Palestinians return home, mounds of rubble stretch across Gaza’s refugee camps and cities.
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Palestinians are taking the opportunity provided by the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to search for the remains of loved ones.