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Supreme Court of Western Australia rules Australia’s richest person must share part of her mining fortunes

April 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

Australia’s wealthiest person Gina Rinehart must part with some of her riches, a court has ruled in a high-profile dispute over her mining empire. Worth an estimated A$38bn (£20bn; $27bn), Rinehart inherited the iron ore […]

Colombian police arrest suspect in Peru mine workers’ killings

May 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Colombia have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the killing of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in neighbouring Peru. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, whose alias is “Cuchillo” (knife), was arrested […]

Beny Steinmetz: Billionaire mining tycoon in Swiss trial over Guinea deal

January 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

A billionaire French-Israeli diamond magnate, Beny Steinmetz, has arrived in court in Switzerland to face trial over alleged corruption linked to a major mining deal in Guinea. He has always denied his company, BSGR, paid […]

Brazil’s Vale convicted and ordered to pay compensation for dam disaster

July 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

A judge in Brazil has ordered mining giant Vale to pay compensation for all damages caused by the collapse of the Brumadinho dam in January. The collapse was Brazil’s worst industrial accident. The judge did […]

Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged with fraud in the US, accused of hiding losses by inflating the value of African coal assets. It bought the Mozambique […]

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British Government to impose some form of social media age or functionality restrictions

April 28, 2026 0

The government will “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said. Ministers proposed further amendments […]

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Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

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Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]