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# Miners

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2022
# Miners
Dozens of miners trapped underground following blast in Turkey
A mining workers’ union estimated that some 100 workers were underground at the time of the blast.
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Oct 14th 2022, 8:08 PM
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# margaret thatcher
Backlash after Boris Johnson says Thatcher helped climate by closing UK coal mines
Johnson made the comments towards the end of a two-day trip to Scotland.
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Aug 6th 2021, 8:58 AM
# shandong
Rescuers say at least two more weeks to free trapped Chinese miners
The debris standing in the way weighs about 70 tons.
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Jan 22nd 2021, 9:13 AM
# gold miners
955 gold miners in South Africa rescued after being trapped underground for over 30 hours
The miners were stuck in the Beatrix gold mine after a massive power outage caused by a storm.
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Feb 2nd 2018, 8:48 AM
# China
Miners trapped underground since Christmas Day rescued alive
They were among 29 trapped in the Chinese mine.
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Jan 29th 2016, 9:36 PM
# Myanmar
Volunteers pull bodies from the rubble as death toll in Myanmar reaches 113
The mine collapse was the worst such disaster in recent memory.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 7:30 AM
# Nicaragua
20 miners rescued and five still missing after cave-in
The miners were trapped for nearly two days at an unlicensed gold mine.
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Aug 30th 2014, 7:27 AM
# Miners
Strike action in Turkey over mining disaster as protesters rage against authorities
Turkey’s four worker unions have called for a nationwide, one-day strike today.
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May 15th 2014, 7:12 AM
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The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.
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May 14th 2014, 8:37 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Mar 20th 2013, 8:36 AM
# Warsaw
Trapped miners rescued after tunnel collapse
The 19 Polish miners trapped when an earthquake hit have been rescued.
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Mar 20th 2013, 7:35 AM
# Russia
Nine trapped after Russia coal mine blast
A total of 259 miners were working underground when the explosion went off at the Vorkutinskaya mine.
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Feb 11th 2013, 9:12 AM
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Jan 6th 2013, 10:30 AM
# souh africa
South African miner fires 8,500 as strikes weaken
Major gold producers in South Africa are playing a high-stakes game of chicken with workers striking over wages.
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Oct 23rd 2012, 7:45 PM
# South Africa
South Africa to start releasing arrested miners
A court is to begin conditionally releasing 270 miners who were arrested after police gunned down 34 of their colleagues in Johannesburg in August.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 10:40 AM
# South Africa
SA miners charged with colleagues' murders after police shootings
Prosecutors have charged 270 mine workers over violent confrontation with police sparked by mining strike.
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Aug 30th 2012, 8:32 PM
# South Africa
Memorial service for South African miners takes place
A widow of one of the men collapsed during the service, which remembered the 34 miners who died during last week’s strike.
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Aug 23rd 2012, 5:29 PM
# South Africa
South Africa's Lonmin mine reopens after strike deaths
Mining company threatened to fire anyone who doesn’t show up for work tomorrow morning after wildcat strike led to 44 deaths.
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Aug 20th 2012, 6:33 PM
# South Africa
South African police claim self-defence after 34 shot dead during mining protest
Police chief says live rounds were used after negotiations and crowd control measures failed.
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Aug 17th 2012, 2:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Aug 17th 2012, 8:35 AM
# South Africa
'Several' South African miners shot dead by police
Video footage of the shooting has been broadcast across South Africa.
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Aug 17th 2012, 7:57 AM
# South Africa
Police open fire on striking miners in South Africa
A number of people were shot and injured in the incident, which occured as striking workers gathered near the Lonmin PLC platinum mine this afternoon.
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Aug 16th 2012, 8:19 PM
# Spain
In photos: Six demonstrators hospitalised after Madrid clashes
Six people were hospitalised and several arrested in yesterday after police fired rubber bullets at crowds demonstrating against severe new austerity measures.
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Jul 12th 2012, 8:46 AM
# China
At least 21 killed in gas explosion at Chinese mine
A gas leaks sparks an underground explosion at a mine in the Yunnan province, with around two dozen more miners trapped.
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Nov 11th 2011, 1:55 PM
# China
Final 45 miners rescued from China mine
The remaining 45 miners trapped underground since last Thursday have been brought to the surface. Eight people have been confirmed dead following the incident.
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Nov 5th 2011, 12:15 PM
# China
Mine explosion leaves 50 workers trapped in China
Seven miners have so far managed to escape from the mine in the centre of the country.
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Nov 4th 2011, 10:12 AM
# Mining
Miner killed after roof fall at colliery in North Yorkshire
It’s the second fatal mining accident to hit the UK’s mining industry this month.
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Sep 27th 2011, 8:40 PM
# China
China: 19 miners rescued after week, 3 more missing
The mine the men were working in was ordered shut in 2007 but reopened – without permission – earlier this month.
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Aug 30th 2011, 11:52 AM
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The 9 at 9 The nine things you need to know by 9am this Saturday morning.
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Oct 9th 2010, 8:52 AM
# Chile
Rescue teams hope to rescue Chilean miners tomorrow
A giant diamond-tipped drill is now just 40m away from the trapped men – but there’s new safety concerns.
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Oct 8th 2010, 7:52 PM