Headlines- The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
- According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
- On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
- The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
- A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
- In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.
Tag: Zimbabwe Mining Industry
December 9, 2020
Zimbabwe Mining Safety Concern
High unemployment and poverty are pushing Zimbabwe’s laborers into mining for gold in disused and dangerous mine shafts that too often turn into death traps
November 27, 2020
Zimbabwe Mining Violence
Deadly violence in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector was a problem for years until COVID-19 restrictions brought it to a sudden, surprising halt. Now, with lockdown measures gradually lifting, some in the sector fear the violence will return