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12 Killed After Coal Mine Collapses In Pakistan
The bodies of ten more miners were pulled from a collapsed coal pit in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing the death count to 12 after the rescue bid ended.
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"Our Hearts Couldn't Take This": Turkish Miners Rush To Help Quake Victims
When miner Ismail Hakki Kalkan saw people buried under the rubble of Turkey's earthquake, he rushed to help despite living on the opposite side of the tragedy-stricken country.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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23 Feared Dead In A Flood At Out-Of-Operation Zimbabwe Gold Mine
At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe after water flooded in two disused shafts in a mining town 145 kilometres south-west of the capital Harare
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"Run To The Pickup": Man's Unlikely Escape From Death In Brazil Dam Burst
For Marco Antonio Ribeiro da Silva, a 39-year-old maintenance worker at iron ore miner Vale SA, God took the form of a Toyota Hilux pickup truck last Friday afternoon.
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21 Dead After Coal Mine Collapses In China
The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday, state media reported.
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She Searched "16 Steps To Kill Someone". Cops Probe Deaths Of Her Infants
Before she called 911 and said her baby wasn't breathing, police say Stephany LaFountain looked up how to get away with murder.
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At Least Seven Die In Pakistan Mine Blast, Six Missing
A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.
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Sand Miners Are Risking Injuries And Even Death For A Few 100 Rupees More
Sand mining: The investigation found about 75,000 men, many from poor areas, were risking their lives and health by spending up to 12 hours a day diving 40 feet (12 metres) into pitch-black waters with iron buckets to fill with sand.
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1 Miner Dead, 3 Still Missing After Quake At Polish Coal Mine
Rescue teams have confirmed the death of one Polish coal miner and can see another miner trapped after an earthquake, but it is not known if he is dead or alive, the chief executive of mine owner JSW said.
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World Vegetarian Day 2017: Live Longer With Carrots And Cucumber!
The first of October is celebrated as World Vegetarian Day and the entire month is observed internationally as the month for spreading awareness on why you should take up a vegetarian diet. This World Vegetarian Day, be proud of vegetarianism and live longer and healthier with vegetarian food.
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Manual Sand Miners Offered Jobs In Maharashtra After Unreported Deaths Expose
Mumbai: Authorities have begun the process of offering alternative work to men risking their lives illegally mining sand, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in July uncovered at least two deaths in the past year. A Maharashtra state official also announced plans to legalise and regulate sand mining along Vasai Creek outside Mumba...
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Warns Miners: 'I Will Tax You To Death'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he wanted to stop exporting mineral resources and might close the mining sector completely and tax miners "to death" if damage to the environment persisted.
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10 Dead In Jharkhand Mine Cave-In, Many Still Missing
Rescuers pulled out two more bodies today from the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Jharkhand, taking the number of deaths to 10, police said, as many were still feared trapped. A massive mound of earth caved in late Thursday at the Lalmatia open cast mine, burying at least 23 miners and dozens of vehicles as hundreds of workers battled overnight...
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Rescuers In Turkey Search For 12 Missing Miners; 4 Dead
Rescue teams recovered another body from a copper mine that collapsed in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday, raising the death toll to four.
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12 Killed After Coal Mine Collapses In Pakistan
The bodies of ten more miners were pulled from a collapsed coal pit in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing the death count to 12 after the rescue bid ended.
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"Our Hearts Couldn't Take This": Turkish Miners Rush To Help Quake Victims
When miner Ismail Hakki Kalkan saw people buried under the rubble of Turkey's earthquake, he rushed to help despite living on the opposite side of the tragedy-stricken country.
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3 Workers Killed In Illegal "Rat Hole" Mine In Assam, 5 Arrested
Assam Police said inhalation of some poisonous gas like methane could have led to the death of the coal miners who were all aged below 30 years
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23 Feared Dead In A Flood At Out-Of-Operation Zimbabwe Gold Mine
At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe after water flooded in two disused shafts in a mining town 145 kilometres south-west of the capital Harare
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"Run To The Pickup": Man's Unlikely Escape From Death In Brazil Dam Burst
For Marco Antonio Ribeiro da Silva, a 39-year-old maintenance worker at iron ore miner Vale SA, God took the form of a Toyota Hilux pickup truck last Friday afternoon.
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21 Dead After Coal Mine Collapses In China
The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday, state media reported.
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She Searched "16 Steps To Kill Someone". Cops Probe Deaths Of Her Infants
Before she called 911 and said her baby wasn't breathing, police say Stephany LaFountain looked up how to get away with murder.
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At Least Seven Die In Pakistan Mine Blast, Six Missing
A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.
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Sand Miners Are Risking Injuries And Even Death For A Few 100 Rupees More
Sand mining: The investigation found about 75,000 men, many from poor areas, were risking their lives and health by spending up to 12 hours a day diving 40 feet (12 metres) into pitch-black waters with iron buckets to fill with sand.
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1 Miner Dead, 3 Still Missing After Quake At Polish Coal Mine
Rescue teams have confirmed the death of one Polish coal miner and can see another miner trapped after an earthquake, but it is not known if he is dead or alive, the chief executive of mine owner JSW said.
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World Vegetarian Day 2017: Live Longer With Carrots And Cucumber!
The first of October is celebrated as World Vegetarian Day and the entire month is observed internationally as the month for spreading awareness on why you should take up a vegetarian diet. This World Vegetarian Day, be proud of vegetarianism and live longer and healthier with vegetarian food.
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Manual Sand Miners Offered Jobs In Maharashtra After Unreported Deaths Expose
Mumbai: Authorities have begun the process of offering alternative work to men risking their lives illegally mining sand, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in July uncovered at least two deaths in the past year. A Maharashtra state official also announced plans to legalise and regulate sand mining along Vasai Creek outside Mumba...
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Warns Miners: 'I Will Tax You To Death'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he wanted to stop exporting mineral resources and might close the mining sector completely and tax miners "to death" if damage to the environment persisted.
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10 Dead In Jharkhand Mine Cave-In, Many Still Missing
Rescuers pulled out two more bodies today from the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Jharkhand, taking the number of deaths to 10, police said, as many were still feared trapped. A massive mound of earth caved in late Thursday at the Lalmatia open cast mine, burying at least 23 miners and dozens of vehicles as hundreds of workers battled overnight...
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Rescuers In Turkey Search For 12 Missing Miners; 4 Dead
Rescue teams recovered another body from a copper mine that collapsed in southeastern Turkey, officials said Friday, raising the death toll to four.
