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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nearly 200 arrested in cross-border crackdown on gold mining in Amazon

Nearly 200 people were arrested in a joint cross-border operation targeting illegal Amazon gold mining, with seizures of gold, mercury, cash, firearms and mining equipment.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Rockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon?

Illegal gold mining in French Guiana is causing severe ecological and human harm that France and the EU have failed to stop despite resources.
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

Gulf Clan negotiates peace while fighting the ELN over one of the largest coca and gold reserves in Colombia

The peremptory order caught him out of the house. When he returned, his family and most of his neighbors had already fled. He hurried to pack two changes of clothes in the first bag he found and, before setting off on his motorcycle, he tied a white cloth to a long pole: It was a flag as a sign of peace, to avoid any attacks on the three-hour journey, says the social leader, who requests anonymity.
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