Underground miners poem

BEIJING: Eighteen people have died after being trapped in a mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday (Dec 5), the region's second such accident in just over two months. The dead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at the Diaoshuidong coal mine, the agency said, adding that one survivor had been rescued while search efforts continue. READ: 16 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Chinese coal mine Friday's incident, which occurred at about 5pm (0900 GMT) in a mine shut for more than two months as the company dismantled underground equipment, is being investigated, it added. China's mines are among the world's deadliest, with 16 deaths reported in late September after high levels of carbon monoxide trapped miners at the Songzao coal mine in Chongqing. Diaoshuidong, built in 1975 and run since 1998 as a private enterprise, is a high-gas mine with annual capacity of … [Read more...] about Coal mine accident in China’s Chongqing kills 18

BEIJING: Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in southwest China on Sunday (Sep 27), reported state broadcaster CCTV. A conveyor belt caught fire in the early hours of the morning, state news agency Xinhua cited the government as saying, which produced dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. Medics are fighting to save the life of the remaining survivor, CCTV reported. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, said the Qijiang district government on social media platform Weibo. The facility, Songzao Coal Mine, is owned by state energy firm Chongqing Energy and located just outside the city of Chongqing. Mining accidents are common in China, where the industry has a poor safety record and regulations are often weakly enforced. At least 14 miners were killed in a coal and gas blast last December at a mine in southwestern Guizhou province. In December 2018, seven miners were killed in … [Read more...] about 16 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Chinese coal mine

This story is co-published with Capital & Main Mourners came to view Fred Hampton's bodyin a small Oak Park, Illinois, funeral home shortly after his killing by the Chicago police in December 1969. He was only 21 years old. Black Panther sentries surrounded the building in their black leather jackets and black berets as I led a small group of white teenagers in the line that snaked through the sanctuary. When we got to the open casket, we saw Fred laid out with a rifle, beads and a copy of the Black Panther paper under his arm. The teenagers had met Hampton before he became a Panther, back when he was head of the West Suburban NAACP Youth Council. I was a YMCA youth worker in 1968-69 outreaching to kids in Cicero and Berwyn, two self-described whites-only Chicago suburbs of mostly Eastern European families. Fred was willing to meet with these kids, most of whom had never spoken with an African American in their lives. All they knew about Black people was the vitriol they … [Read more...] about Remembering ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’: What You Should Know about the Real Fred Hampton

Mud and rain - it never seemed to stop. The weather - and the camaraderie - are the enduring memories that Robert Parker​ has of working on the Maui gas pipeline almost 50 years ago. Commissioned in 1973, Parker, 75, was one of the original bulldozer operators during construction as the pipeline snaked 299km from the Oaonui Production Station, south of New Plymouth, under farmland, over steep ridges, across gullies and under riverbeds, to the Huntly Power Station, south of Auckland, It was a dream job. READ MORE: Gas pipeline supplying much of the North Island to undergo repair work Taranaki undersea gas pipeline leak fixed but damaged section may need replacing Maui Pipeline sold to First State Funds for $335 million Shell sells Maui gas pipeline to Australia's First State Investments “We just loved the work. We went everywhere and worked any day of the week. We couldn’t get enough of it,” he said. “There was mud all the time. We were always sliding and … [Read more...] about Maui and me: Ex-pipeline worker flies over gas pipeline he helped to build more than 40 years ago

The Indian government does not consider cryptocurrencies as legal tender or coins. Earlier this month, the Finance Ministry disclosed a report by a  High-Level Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) recommending that all private cryptocurrencies, except those issued by the state, be prohibited in India. Sputnik has spoken with Nishchal Shetty, founder and CEO of WazirX, an Indian crypto asset exchange and creator of WRX, the nation's very own digital asset. Already listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Nischal argues why India should not ban cryptocurrencies. According to Nischal, doing so would cause India to incur heavy losses in innovation and other areas. Sputnik: The Indian government has announced that it will soon come up with a law for cryptocurrencies. The law will possibly put a ban on private cryptocurrencies. How do you view this? Nischal Shetty: The proposed bill is not in the public domain so we don't know what will be allowed and what will be banned. Secondly, the … [Read more...] about India Can’t Afford to Stay Away From $1.5 Trillion Cryptocurrency Market: Founder of WazirX