Malaysia suffers RM3.4 billion loss over five years due to bitcoin mining activities
Cryptocurrency miners steal electricity, believing it can't be detected due to the lack of meters on their premises.
Wed Jul 10 2024
Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners as earthquake injuries top 1,000
About 646 people are still trapped, most of them in hotels in the park, a key tourist attraction, as the road was cut off.
Thu Apr 04 2024
Rescuers battle rubble and water in race to save 13 trapped Russian miners
The miners were trapped since Monday by a rock fall at the Pioneer gold mine.
Wed Mar 20 2024
Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil's Yanomami
Yanomami people are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into the Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners.
Sat Jan 20 2024
'Rat miners' to the rescue: How trapped India tunnel workers were saved
Rescuers successfully pulled out the workers in wheeled stretchers through a wide pipe pushed through the debris after a 17-day ordeal.
Wed Nov 29 2023
India jubilant as all trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel
The evacuation began more than six hours after rescuers broke through debris in the tunnel in Uttarakhand state which caved in on Nov 12.
Wed Nov 29 2023
'Rat miners' burrow to rescue 41 men stuck in Indian tunnel
The "rat miners", experts at a primitive, hazardous and controversial method used mostly to get at coal deposits through narrow passages.
Tue Nov 28 2023
China coal mine death toll at six, 47 missing as rescue resumes
Three hundred rescue workers were using heavy machinery and rescue dogs in their search for the miners.
Fri Feb 24 2023
Yanomami health crisis in Brazil can only be solved by expelling miners, official says
About 20,000 wildcat miners on the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil have brought malaria and severe food shortages.
Wed Feb 08 2023
Relatives say reject Mexico's 6-11 month plan to find trapped miners
The miners became trapped underground at the Pinabete mine when a tunnel wall collapsed, triggering flooding throughout the mine.
Fri Aug 26 2022
Reflooding thwarts efforts to rescue trapped miners in northern Mexico
Water levels inside the Pinabete mine complicates efforts to rescue 10 miners trapped for 19 days.
Tue Aug 23 2022
To rescue 10 trapped miners, Mexico turns to German, US companies
Water surged more than halfway up the 60-meter mine shafts and officials have struggled to safely send rescue teams into the mine.
Wed Aug 17 2022
Darkness and debris impede rescue effort at flooded Mexico mine
Divers were blocked by debris in their first attempt to descend deep into a flooded coal mine where 10 miners have been trapped for a week.
Fri Aug 12 2022
Up to 11 Mexican miners trapped in coal mine after collapse
Some 92 soldiers arrived at the scene, as well as specialists and rescue dogs.
Thu Aug 04 2022
Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history
Over the past 18 months, thousands of women have exposed a culture of bullying and abuse in mining.
Thu May 12 2022
Japanese manicurist takes on plastic pollution, one nail at a time
Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.
Sat Nov 23 2024
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration
Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths
In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel
The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024