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Mexico arrests cartel members linked to murders of 10 workers from Canadian mining company

Mexican authorities said on Sunday that they had arrested five men linked to the kidnapping and murder of 10 workers from a Canadian mining company in the country’s northwest. The workers, all Mexicans, were kidnapped at gunpoint on January 23 from a silver mining project belonging to Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver in the violence-plagued state of […]

What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker’s death

U.S. and world health officials are calling on Russia to share more information after Russian media reports said a scientist at an infectious disease research facility in Siberia died after possibly contracting plague during a lab accident.  The reports have caused concern, even as the World Health Organization says “the public health risk to the general […]

Rubio calls on Russia to be more transparent about plague lab worker’s death in Siberia

Geneva — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to be more “transparent” about the recent death of a plague research center scientist and any risks associated with the incident, which Russian authorities have offered conflicting information about this week. “I think it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the […]

Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, full of workers

Russian drones slammed into Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Monday, one torching the National Academy of Sciences building. Aiden Stretch reports. Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, full of workers #Russia #strikes #Ukraine039s #National #Academy #Sciences #full #workers

2 U.S. government workers accidentally shot by soldiers during anti-smuggling operation in Eswatini

Soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel last week, the country’s government said. The U.S. personnel were shot during an anti-smuggling operation by the Eswatini army in a rural region in the northeast of the country late Friday, Eswatini’s government said in a statement late Monday. The Americans sustained […]

2 trapped workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel 9 days after floods

Kathmandu, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept […]

2 airport workers die of malaria from mosquito on plane in Germany, 4 others sickened

Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city’s health authority said this week. Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected. The Robert Koch Institute said an imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft […]

Workers discover gold bars, coins worth $10 million while drilling at site of former brewery

Construction workers in Belgium were drilling into the foundation of a former brewery when they discovered 49 gold bars and more than 4,000 coins worth an estimated $10 million. The gold is in police custody while an investigation is underway. Workers discover gold bars, coins worth $10 million while drilling at site of former brewery […]

Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium

Construction workers in Belgium stumbled upon a stash of gold believed to be worth more than $10 million during renovation work on a building. Police said they were “immediately” contacted by the workers after they discovered “a large quantity of gold” while working on a building in the east Flemish town of Dendermonde. The local […]