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Over 2,000 South African miners remain underground as union protest enters second day

More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa. The mine is owned by Implats, which is one of the world’s biggest platinum miners. The firm has suspended work at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum …

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French legislators pass controversial immigration bill aiming to strengthen deportation measures

The French parliament approved a divisive immigration bill intended to strengthen France’s ability to deport foreigners considered undesirable, prompting a heated debate after the far-right decided to back the measure. The bill passed the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, with a 349-186 vote late Tuesday. It had previously …

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Gaston Glock, inventor of namesake gun, dead at 94

Gaston Glock, the man responsible for developing the namesake weapon, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Glock developed the famous handgun in the 1980s, when the Austrian military was looking for a new, innovative weapon. Until then, the Glock company had made military knives and consumer goods including …

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