MOZAMBIQUE

A third of malaria cases in African babies can be prevented by giving them regular doses of antimalarial drugs even before the children are infected, researchers said on Thursday.

Global miner Vale's Moatize coal mine in Mozambique could produce up to 12.7 million tonnes of hard coking coal per year in the first phase of the project, a senior official said on Monday.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for swifter work on a climate treaty, saying inaction could spell economic disaster and a rise in sea levels of up to 2 meters (6.5 ft) by 2100.

Brazilian mining company Vale, the world's top iron ore miner, said on Friday it is not seeking to buy fertilizer assets following rumors it was planning a bid for U.S.-based fertilizer company Mosaic.