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The Federal Government is cracking down on excessive executive pay. Legislation will be introduced later this year that could force executives to pay back bonuses theyve received on the basis of false financial information. The Government says the la
Fortescue Metals Group has postponed plans for a key expansion of its iron ore operations in the Pilbara. The miner had planned to double output in the region by 2012. But it says a tough six-month has forced it to delay that plan by over a year. The
The Australian share market has snapped aseven-day winning streak after unrest in Egypt sent global markets tumbling.The All Ords and the ASX200 closed down nearly three quarters of a per cent. Despite a record annual profit of $14 billion, Rio Tinto
When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make me rich, but I did discover a beautiful part of the country. It was called the Stanislaus. The Stanislaus was like heaven on earth. It had bright green hills and d
Markets were boosted after Chinese authorities abandoned their automatically market suspension mechanism, which shut down trade twice this week. Australian shares stemmed some of their falls in afternoon trade. The All Ordinaries Index fell about 1/3
What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what
Hot Pasties. If you've never had a pasty, you've never lived. That means that eating one is an experience you must have because they are so good. I actually haven't had a pasty for years and years, though I did eat them up until I was a late teenager
When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make me rich, but I did discover a beautiful part of the country. It was called the Stanislaus. The Stanislaus was like heaven on earth. It had bright green hills and de
Arabian Wisdom The heart is the noblest member of the body. A wise man said that the worst of men is he who allows an evil desire to take root in his heart; for he shall lose his manhood. A poet said: The wise will keep His treasure hid apart; True g
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week. A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage to freedom for thirty-three trapped miners. T
Chinese steel makers have agreed to pay record prices for iron ore from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. In a deal signed this week, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has secured increases that almost double the price of some grades o
President Barack Obama, walks with Linda Davis, the grandmother of deceased miner Cory Davis, during a memorial for the victims of the Upper Branch Mine explosion at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center in Beckley, W.Va., Sunday, April 25, 20
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Affordable Care Act includes special provisions that make it easier for coal miners to get black lung benefits. If the ACA goes away, obtaining those benefits could become harder. Kara Lofton of West Virginia Public Broadcast
There is still no news about the 29 miners trapped in the Pike River coal mine. The company is still testing the air quality every half hour but it is still not safe to send in a rescue team. They are also drilling a hole 150mm diameter into the tunn
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 December 2007 South Africa's biggest union has staged a one-day strike to protest safety and security problems that have contributed to an increase in mining deaths this year. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johann
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It's ten weary years since I left England's shore, For a distant far country to roam, How I long to return to my own native land, To my friends and the old folks at home. Last night as I slumbered I had a strange dream, A dream that brought distant l