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South African authorities have restricted food and water supplies to an estimated 350 to 4,000 illegal miners in a shaft in the country's North West province. The standoff is the latest flashpoint in a government policy to end illegal mining by closing off supply lines, forcing workers to resurface and face arrest.
Illegal mining is common in South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, now home to thousands of abandoned mines. Migrant workers—including those from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho—join local syndicates to search for abandoned minerals. It's a dangerous industry reportedly costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales and taxes, with some workers linked to violent crimes.
Since police encircled this latest mine shaft weeks ago, 1,000 workers have resurfaced and have been arrested; others are reportedly growing weak from lack of access to food and water. The body of at least one miner has been recovered.
Learn more about the migrant mining industry here (w/video). |
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are set to fight tonight at the Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium in front of an expected 100,000 attendees (Netflix, 8 pm ET). The match has generated attention for pitting one of the sport's legends against an upstart YouTuber-turned-boxer roughly half his age (see breakdown).
Tyson, 58, holds the record for youngest heavyweight boxing champion, a feat he achieved at age 20. Tyson served three years in prison for rape in the early 1990s. In 1997, he famously bit the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield twice midmatch. He has not fought professionally since a loss in 2005 (see timeline). Paul, 27, has converted a successful influencer stint into a boxing career; he is the younger brother of fellow social media influencer—and wrestler—Logan Paul.
The officially sanctioned fight will feature tweaks to the rules, with bigger gloves used and fewer, shorter rounds. It will be one of seven contests streaming live on Netflix tonight as the company debuts live boxing, part of a broader effort to expand live programming. |
Scientists announced yesterday the discovery of the world's largest known coral colony near the Pacific's Solomon Islands. The 300- to 500-year-old coral measures roughly 112 feet wide and 105 feet long—so large it is visible from space and three times larger than the previous record holder.
The coral colony is a single entity composed of at least 1 billion genetically identical polyps functioning as one organism; coral reefs are ecosystems formed by multiple coral colonies. The coral, part of the Pavona clavus species, is predominantly brown with splashes of color.
Recent studies show nearly 44% of warm-water coral species face extinction. Since last year, about 77% of reefs have experienced bleaching heat stress, a process whereby corals lose their essential algae. This colony's survival in cooler waters suggests some corals may adapt better to environmental changes than previously thought. |
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