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East DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms
East DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. - Access denied – In the town of Kamituga, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Kitutu, gold mining is in full throttle.

Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union
Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Boeing workers in the Seattle region decisively rejected the company's latest contract offer on Wednesday, extending the nearly six-week strike. The extension of the strike adds to the troubles facing Boeing and its new CEO Kelly Ortberg, who earlier Wednesday expressed measured optimism the latest contract would be ratified.