Landslide at unlicensed Colombian gold mine kills 13
At least 13 workers have been killed and another seven injured in a landslide at an unlicensed mine in southern Colombia, local officials say.
Witnesses described hearing what they said sounded like an explosion at the open-air artisanal gold mine on Wednesday afternoon, moments before the workers below were trapped. But a local official said the deadly landslide had been caused by the mining work.
Emergency workers were able to retrieve the bodies with the help of diggers.
Deadly accidents are not uncommon in Colombia, especially at unlicensed mines where
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More than six months ahead of schedule, the Scarborough Busway is set to open on Sept. 30.
The four-kilometre busway will operate between Kennedy and Ellesmere stations then connect to Scarborough Town Centre through Ellesmere Road’s priority bus infrastructure. Trips between Kennedy and Scarborough Town Centre are expected to take 15 minutes.
City officials say it will carry more than 118,000 riders and save commuters over an hour of travelling each week.
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11 Award-Winning Photos Show Science in Action
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The annual 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology photography competition offers researchers out in the field a chance to celebrate the intersection of art and science, showcasing their projects in a visually beautiful way.
“The annual competition showcases the beauty and diversity of life on Earth, while also celebrating researchers and the work they undertake to understand and protect the natural world,” Springer Nature explains.
This year, the judges selected an overall winner and a runner-up. They also selected winners and runners-up


