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
Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children
Sat Oct 19 2024
Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?
A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to "go into Taiwan,"
Sat Oct 19 2024
Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'
The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Putin says Russia willing to seek compromises between Iran and Israel
Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.
Sat Oct 19 2024
What proposals will Russia push at the BRICS summit?
The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Indonesia's free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office
Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Astro AWANI's revamped English news website, AWANI International, launches on Oct 21
Astro AWANI's revamped English platform delivers in-depth global news and expert analysis to keep you informed on key developments.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say
Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Liam Payne's ex-partner calls for media restraint after 'painful' death
Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.
Sat Oct 19 2024