SUDBURY, Ont.—The first of dozens of miners who had been trapped underground for more than 24 hours following an incident at a mine in northern Ontario began returning to the surface late Monday, their employer said. An official with mining company Vale, Gord Gilpin, said in a statement that they were “relieved and delighted to…
Rescue of 39 Miners Trapped Underground Since Sunday Underway, No One Injured: Vale
Trapped Miners Expected to Emerge This Morning as Rescue Operation Continues: Vale
SUDBURY, Ont.—A rescue operation for 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario on the weekend continues today, with their employer saying it expects all workers to emerge later this morning. Mining company Vale says 19 workers already returned to the surface early today and are in good health. The company says the employees…
US News
- Jack BradleyThe Irvine City Council Jan. 24 failed to pass a motion to launch an independent investigation after political consultant Melahat Rafiei last week—in a plea agreement relating to an FBI… [...]
- Henry JomAustralia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has said that the AUKUS deal will be one of the nation’s most significant national security decisions in decades as the federal government is set… [...]
- Mimi Nguyen LyThe U.S. military carried out a counterterrorism operation on Jan. 25 in Somalia that killed multiple ISIS terrorists, among them Bilal-al-Sudani, according to the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.… [...]
- Victoria Kelly-ClarkThe United States and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are set to negotiate a defence cooperation agreement just after Australia and the southern Pacific nation agreed to a broad-reaching security agreement… [...]
- Mimi Nguyen Ly, Joshua PhilippCalifornia’s controversial COVID-19 misinformation law, which bars doctors from providing “misinformation” or “disinformation” related to COVID-19, is an unprecedented effort by those in power to block doctors from sharing their… [...]
- Daniel Y. TengTeam members of the Cairns Taipans have decided against wearing a special Pride Round jersey in response to a “barrage of abuse and harmful commentary” targeting individual players. The Australian… [...]
- Zachary StieberExperts who advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on immunizations were supportive on Jan. 26 of a planned pivot on COVID-19 vaccines. Members of the Vaccines and Related Biological… [...]
- Lee SmithBig pharma has a good deal with big government—even if someone is hurt by a vaccine, the drug maker is exempt from liability claims. Lack of accountability then is at… [...]
- Brad JonesThe California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Jan. 26 it expects to deliver 30 percent of requested water to its public water agencies in 2023—1.27 million acre-feet—up from the… [...]
- City News ServiceSANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of an Orange County deputy public defender who died in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary was expecting to receive the body Jan. 26 so… [...]