Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields Ltd. ’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of the proceeds from high bullion prices.
Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo's jungles that preys on "zombie fungi" known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death.
Indonesia's government is racing to capture the last-known Bornean rhino in the wild in a bid to preserve the species through in vitro fertilization, a government official told AFP on Friday.
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.
The population of black poplar trees has dwindled to around 7,000 trees in the UK and Ireland.
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