Peru's government on Wednesday began a 30-day state of emergency to help it gain control of chronic violence against mining companies, most recently a riot that left three people dead and many wounded.
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India's wholesale price index (WPI) declined to 6.87 percent in July, contrary to analysts' expectations, triggering hopes for further rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India.
Local campaigners have compared the potential impact of the mine's effluent to BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, saying the region's fish stocks will become unsellable if the project goes ahead.
Coal miners in Zambia killed one Chinese manager and injured another during a riot Saturday. The miners were on strike at the Chinese-owned Collum coal mine in Sinazongwe in protest of delays in raising the minimum wage.
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Seven teenage athletes, who were selected by UK's seven renowned Olympic champions, lit the London 2012 Games cauldron Friday, marking the official start of the games.
Asian markets were mixed this week as investors continued to have concerns about the faltering global economy and the mounting debt crisis in the euro zone.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., police reported 17 people were injured during a shooting at a downtown bar. According to reports, the incident took place after 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning at Copper Top Bar at 4th and 23rd streets.
Copper prices have outperformed the overall metals market as traders have closed short selling in expectation of government intervention to boost growth, but the metal may still be slightly overvalued, according to a Monday report by Barclays.
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New research suggests that copper carried by storm water runoff from human developments could have serious consequences for both wild and farmed salmon.
Asian stock markets mostly advanced Wednesday on hopes that major central banks around the world would act to tackle the deteriorating global economic conditions.
Asian markets rose Wednesday as investors continued to be hopeful that central banks all over the world would soon announce stimulus measures to tackle the weakening global economy.
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The price of gold was losing value on Thursday in as the U.S. dollar strengthened
Asian shares fell Friday and the safe-haven dollar hovered near its highest in a week-and-a-half after weak manufacturing data from the United States, Europe and China heightened fears over the outlook for global growth.
Asian stocks struggled and commodities fell broadly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve ramped up monetary stimulus by expanding Operation Twist, but disappointed some investors who had been hoping for more aggressive measures.
Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday on expectations that the major central banks around the world would announce further stimulus measures to spur economic growth.
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a post-Greek election relief rally quickly ran out of steam, with rising Spanish and Italian bond yields signaling that European leaders still have much to do to contain the euro zone debt crisis.
