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Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science. There are "huge numbers of rare species", said Horton, adding that much of the diversity was among the creatures living in the mud.

Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. In the meantime, the dredger continues to swallow up the dunes of Lompoul, Africa's smallest and one of its most scenic deserts. lp/mrb/els/fg/yad