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MINING INDABA 2026: In 2025, 41 SA miners were killed at work — a record annual low, according to provisional data
The trend is in the right direction, driven by a number of factors including technology, tightening regulations, union activism, mechanisation where South Africa’s complex geology allows, growing investor concerns about safety and industry initiatives led by …
Thousands protest Israeli President Herzog's visit to Australia
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Thousands gathered across Australia on Monday to protest the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is on a multi-city trip aimed at expressing solidarity with Australia's Jewish community following a deadly mass shooting…
Britain's Prince William to meet Saudi crown prince on official visit
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William will meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting on Monday, an official trip on behalf of the government to deepen ties with the country.
Indonesia's Prabowo invited to US for Trump Board of Peace meeting, eyes trade deal signing
JAKARTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been invited to the United States on February 19 to attend a meeting about President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, an official said on Monday.
As Japan's Takaichi creates election history, only markets stand in her way
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The biggest landslide win in postwar history has given Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a huge mandate to revitalise the economy, but investors say she has little room to run up deficits or pressure will be quickly back on bo…
AI AND ABUSE: Harmscapes: Grok ‘undressing’ scandal highlights escalating risks in a toxic digital ecosystem
The ‘undressing’ AI chatbot controversy, in which Elon Musk’s Grok generated and shared at least 1.8 million nonconsensual sexualised images over nine days, highlights the harmful abuses and risks of unchecked generative AI. It was among the themes of explora…