Death toll climbs to 34 in Brazil mining dam burst
Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 34 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA , as rescuers continued to search for hundreds still missing.
Rwandan opposition figure says she won’t be deterred by detention
Diane Rwigara says she will not let more than a year in detention derail her campaign against President Paul Kagame, the rebel-turned-statesman lauded for transforming the small African nation’s economy but criticized for smothering dissent.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says ‘surprising’ Israel took so long to find tunnels
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it was “a surprise” that Israel took so long to find tunnels dug under the border between the two countries, and that the group had had the ability to enter into northern Israel for years.
Hezbollah leader says ‘not known’ if more tunnels exist
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said in an interview with al-Mayadeen TV on Saturday that Israel has discovered some tunnels at the border but that it “is not known” if more exist.
Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater
A mural by British street artist Banksy on a fire-exit door at Paris’ Bataclan theater, where Islamist militants killed 90 people three years ago, has been stolen, the venue said on Saturday.
U.S. calls on world to ‘pick a side’ on Venezuela; Europeans set to recognize Guaido
The United States on Saturday called on the world to “pick a side” on Venezuela and urged countries to financially disconnect from Nicolas Maduro’s government, while European powers signaled they were set to follow Washington in recognizing Venezuelan …
Brazil judge freezes $1.3 billion in Vale assets for dam burst damages
A Brazilian judge in the state of Minas Gerais on Saturday froze 5 billion reais ($1.33 billion) in the accounts of miner Vale SA to pay for damages caused by a dam burst on Friday that has left hundreds missing, state prosecutors said.
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor says Vale dam burst may scramble Samarco talks
The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture at the Samarco mine told Reuters on Saturday that a deadly dam burst on Friday at a mine run by Vale SA could scramble those sensitive negotiations.
Second Vale dam burst in Brazil likely to curb mining risk appetite
Mining company Vale’s second dam disaster in Brazil in less than four years deals a blow to an industry grappling with investor wariness and a poor image and casts doubt on new President Jair Bolsonaro’s vow to reduce government regulation.
Inspection found no flaws in burst Brazilian mine dam: German firm
A Vale SA dam in Brazil that burst, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds missing, showed no structural flaws when it was inspected last September, the German firm that carried out the inspection said on Saturday.
