Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case. The National Assembly, the country’s lawmaking body, unanimously ratified the amendment to the…
Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped from a prison in Guayaquil in January 2024 while serving a 34-year sentence for homicide and narcotics trafficking. His escape…
A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a…
Kenyan police have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters as thousands took to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government demonstrations that left dozens dead. The government regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya, has ordered all television and radio stations in the country to stop broadcasting…
Randy Smallwood, president and CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM,NYSE:WPM), shares his updated thoughts on the gold and silver markets. He also discusses Wheaton’s project pipeline and the company’s hunt for more assets. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.…
Brightstar Resources (BTR:AU) has announced Maiden Underground Ore Reserves Underpins FY26 Production Download the PDF here. This post appeared first on investingnews.com
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Nevgold Corp. (‘ NevGold ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSXV:NAU) (OTCQX:NAUFF) (Frankfurt:5E50 ) is pleased to announce further significant oxide gold-antimony (‘Antimony’, ‘Sb’) drill results at its Limousine Butte Project (the ‘Project’, ‘Limo Butte’) in Nevada. The Company continues to expand the substantial gold-antimony potential of the Project, highlighting…
One of the sharpest copper supply crunches in recent memory is rattling global commodities markets, as inventories at the London Metal Exchange (LME) plummet and the spot price soars. Bloomberg reported that as of Monday (June 23), copper for immediate delivery was trading at a premium of US$345 per metric…
Cobalt prices are surging after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest producer, extended its export ban by three months in a bid to address global oversupply and stabilize plunging prices. According to the Financial Times, cobalt prices on China’s Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange rose nearly 10 percent…