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Tech

Russia bans crypto mining in multiple regions

It’s that quiet, end-of-December period for tech news. Still, alongside our usual retrospectives on tech in 2024, the Russian government…

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Tech

Russia bans crypto mining in multiple regions, citing energy concerns

The Russian government has banned crypto mining in ten regions for a period of six years, . Russia has cited…

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Environment

El Salvador overturns metals mining ban, defying environmental groups | El Salvador

El Salvador’s legislature has overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining, a move that the country’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele,…

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Environment

‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved | New Zealand

A new law that could see controversial mining and infrastructure projects fast-tracked for approval across New Zealand has sparked protests…

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Environment

Norway forced to pause plans to mine deep sea in Arctic | Mining

The Norwegian government has paused its plans to mine the deep sea in the Arctic, after pressure from a small…

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TV-Film

Broadcast Networks Are Mining Nostalgia to Revitalize Fall TV

Network TV has always been built on tried and true formulas. A host behind a late night desk; cops catching…

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Environment

Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report | Indigenous peoples

Uncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a severe and immediate threat of genocide” because of mining for minerals on their…

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World

Mining giants sign $30bn settlement for Brazil 2015 dam collapse

Getty Images The dam collapse in 2015 destroyed many villages and engulfed homes The mining giants BHP and Vale have…

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World

In the Kentucky Mountains, a Bitcoin Mining Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

In both cases, Biofuel claims, the firms shipped equipment from China to its hosting facility in Eastern Kentucky, then walked…

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World

Ghana’s illegal gold mining industry causes environmental destruction

Reuters Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use…

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