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12:22pm, 2nd August, 2019

Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma

Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people in the east's main city of Goma before dying of the hemorrhagic fever, officials said.

General Motors bets a GEM can deliver gold in developing markets

9:26pm, 15th April, 2019

Business

General Motors bets a GEM can deliver gold in developing markets

General Motors Co has spent five years re-writing its playbook for making money in Latin America and the interior of China. Now, it's show time for the first results of a project code-named GEM, for Global Emerging Market.

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru: local media

12:22am, 2nd April, 2019

World

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru: local media

Eight men suffocated in an unauthorized gold mine in Peru after a tunnel they dug began spewing noxious fumes, local media reported on Sunday.

Gold dummies and cashmere tops - luxury befitting a royal baby

3:26am, 1st April, 2019

UK

Gold dummies and cashmere tops - luxury befitting a royal baby

From a $112,000 (86,012 pounds) diamond-and-gold dummy to a $1,320 Gucci baby tracksuit, you can never be too young to enjoy a little luxury.

Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada's Leagold

1:48pm, 1st March, 2019

World

Brazil gold mine blast kills two: Canada's Leagold

An underground blast in a gold mine in the Brazilian state of Bahia on Friday killed two workers, Canadian company Leagold Mining Corp said.

Barrick Gold offers to buy Newmont in all-stock deal

6:34am, 25th February, 2019

Business

Barrick Gold offers to buy Newmont in all-stock deal

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp said on Monday it had offered to buy U.S. rival Newmont Mining Corp in an all-stock deal that would create a global gold mining giant.

Red, pink and Oscar gold take a twirl in tulle down red carpet

9:05pm, 24th February, 2019

Entertainment

Red, pink and Oscar gold take a twirl in tulle down red carpet

Red ruffles, pink tulle, and even gold gowns inspired by Oscar himself overran the Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday, as Hollywood glitterati showed off their fineries during cinema's biggest glam-fest.

Gold hits 10-month peak on growth worries; dollar dips

4:27pm, 19th February, 2019

Business

Gold hits 10-month peak on growth worries; dollar dips

Gold prices rose to a 10-month high on Tuesday as concerns over a global economic slowdown spurred a safe-haven bid and were also supported by a weaker U.S. dollar, which fell on optimism for a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks.

At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded

3:55pm, 14th February, 2019

World

At least 23 illegal Zimbabwean gold miners feared dead after shafts flooded

At least 23 illegal miners are trapped and feared dead in Zimbabwe after shafts and underground tunnels they were working in were flooded by water from a burst dam, a state-owned daily newspaper reported on Thursday.

Asian shares ease, euro near six-week lows on Italian woes; gold jumps

8:53pm, 2nd October, 2018

Business

Asian shares ease, euro near six-week lows on Italian woes; gold jumps

Asian shares ticked down on Wednesday and the euro held at six-week lows as Italy's mounting debt and Rome's budget plan set it on a collision course with the European Union.

Dollar's advance puts squeeze on gold, Brexit blues sink sterling

3:40am, 18th July, 2018

Business

Dollar's advance puts squeeze on gold, Brexit blues sink sterling

The world's major stock markets were mostly firmer on Wednesday as a bullish outlook from the head of the U.S. central bank buoyed the dollar, lifted bond yields and sent safe-haven gold to a one-year trough.

Dollar and oil pause ascent, bonds and gold lick wounds

4:45am, 18th May, 2018

Business

Dollar and oil pause ascent, bonds and gold lick wounds

LONDON (Reuters) - Calm returned to world markets on Friday after a rollercoaster week that has seen oil break $80 a barrel, government borrowing costs jump and emerging markets battered by a pumped-up dollar.