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Mining companies urged to comply with country’s laws

THE Minister of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged mining companies to comply with laws and regulations governing the extractive industry to minimise the environmental impact of their operations on mining communities. She said it was unjust for communities hosting mining activities to suffer environmental degradation and deforestation as a result…

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French justice minister says 217 people jailed over riots

Students sit in front of policemen during a gathering against poor education school conditions in Paris, Thursday. AP-Yonhap PARIS — French courts have jailed 217 people after convicting them in fast-track trials linked to last weekend’s rioting, the justice minister said Thursday, hailing the judiciary’s “extremely firm” response. Speaking outside the Fleury-Merogis prison on the…

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