Topic: Commodities — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-20 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic on Tuesday, a senior official at a local mining association said.
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[2026-08-20 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
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[2026-08-20 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The world is increasingly turning to Brazil to explore for rare earth minerals that are crucial for technology and renewable energy. The country’s large reserves are second only to China. (AP Video by Lucas Dumphreys. Produced by Teresa de Miguel)
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[2026-08-20 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: More than 100 people have died in a gold mine collapse in the western Central African Republic, with others still missing or trapped, officials said. The artisanal mine caved in Tuesday in the village of Zamboye near the Cameroon border.
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[2026-08-20 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: National Master Dandel Fernandez of the Philippines placed runner-up in the 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Seniors Chess Tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Aug. 18, 2026.
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[2026-08-20 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Tokyo-born South Korean judoka Huh Mimi said Thursday she will lean on support from her loved ones in her pursuit of an Asian Games gold medal in her native Japan next month.
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[2026-08-20 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
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[2026-08-20 17:18 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Broken Hill Gold has emerged from its recent rebranding from PacGold, with its sights firmly fixed on White Dam. The company has blown open a much bigger exploration front at its 100 per cent-owned project, 80km east of Broken Hill in South Australia, with the Icebreaker discovery pointing to resource growth and triggering a hunt for deeper gold-copper riches across a swag bag of near-mine targets.
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[2026-08-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Racing] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Randwick trainer John Thompson is adamant Screen Icon will win a stakes race, with a change of luck, and he hopes it comes on Saturday at home in the Silver Shadow Stakes.
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[2026-08-20 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The death toll from a gold mine collapse in western Central African Republic has risen above 100, with several others still missing or trapped underground. The disaster struck an artisanal mine near the Cameroon border, highlighting the dangers facing thousands of informal miners.
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[2026-08-20 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- With the next Asian Games in Japan a month away, South Korea on Thursday declared its goal of capturing up to 45 gold medals for a top-three finish in the medal race.
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[2026-08-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Allotments] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Most allotment holders say the heat has meant more work for smaller crops, although some have found a silver lining
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[2026-08-20 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cane farmer Greg Zipf says growers are now racing to find another mill. (ABC Rural: Marty McCarthy)
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[2026-08-20 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mining giant Fortescue has defended its decision not to stand down a key executive accused of sexual harassment and bullying while an independent legal firm conducts an investigation into the claims.
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[2026-08-20 13:21 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government has settled its $66 million lawsuit with mining giant Fortescue, hoping to claw back public money spent on a failed hydrogen project in central Queensland.
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[2026-08-20 13:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Augustus Minerals is set to fire up a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at its Music Well gold project in Western Australia’s fabled Leonora gold district. The campaign is designed to test a new geological interpretation at its Clifton East prospect, which will include breaking ground for the first time at its high-grade St Patrick’s Well target.
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[2026-08-20 12:48 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 20, 2026 12:48 | News
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[2026-08-20 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Lindian Resources is rounding the final corner at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, with construction, mining and operational readiness all gathering pace. The company says the mine remains on schedule for first production in the fourth quarter of this year.
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[2026-08-20 11:34 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Manhattan Gold Corporation has kicked off its maiden drilling campaign in Canada with a bang, delivering a spectacular intercept of 41.15 metres at 4.66 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from just 83.82m downhole at its Hook Lake project in Nunavut.
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[2026-08-20 10:14 UTC+10:00] [Central African Republic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The collapse was caused by a landslide, while local officials say the death toll is likely to rise as recovery efforts continue
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[2026-08-20 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-08-20 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: DJ Benny flies more than 1,500 kilometres across WA for his weekend gigs. (ABC News: Mietta Adams)
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[2026-08-20 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-08-20 06:03 UTC+10:00] [Africa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The collapse of a gold mine in the Central African Republic on Tuesday left many people dead, injured and unaccounted for, a local public prosecutor said in a statement.
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[2026-08-20 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: While today's market moves (post-Bessent's OpTwist bailout) are changing things rapidly, since the last FOMC meeting, on July 19th, where Warsh held rates (hawkishly) unchanged (in the biggest surprise to market expectations in decades) amid multiple dissents, gold, bitcoin, and oil have outperformed, the dollar and bonds have lagged, with stocks solidly green in the middle...
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[2026-08-20 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The death toll from a gold mine collapse in a western part of Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, a Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts and a local official said Wednesday.
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[2026-08-19 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Over the past several years, one of the more amusing debates gripping the market's Fed-watchers was whether the Fed's treasury buyback auctions were a form of soft QE, with this website consistently arguing that - contrary to what washed out ex-Bridgewater traders with a newsletter to sell may tell you - Treasury buybacks were just that, to wit:
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[2026-08-19 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 100 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon, local sources and a Red Cross volunteer have said.
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[2026-08-19 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Last week, after protracted negotiations and various plot twists, Canadian mining company Allied Gold sold a minority stake in its assets to China’s Zijin Gold International.
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[2026-08-19 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Adults and children search for gold at a mining site in Iga-Barrière, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
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[2026-08-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba Cloud among partners chosen to create a platform for Hong Kong’s gold clearing and settlement system next year
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[2026-08-19 13:28 UTC+10:00] [gold bullion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alibaba Cloud among partners chosen to create a platform for Hong Kong’s gold clearing and settlement system next year
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[2026-08-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Mining and manufacturing output in North Chungcheong Province surged nearly 28 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, driven by robust chip production, including that of SK hynix Inc.
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[2026-08-19 12:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A 17-year-old driver has been handed multiple charges after being caught allegedly drink driving with seven passengers at the Gold Coast.
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[2026-08-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critical Resources has added a gold string to its lithium bow, staking new claims over a historic high-grade gold target within its 100 per cent-owned Mavis Lake project in north-western Ontario, Canada.
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[2026-08-19 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polymetallic nodules in a sample from the seafloor that was collected on April 14, 2026, in U.S. waters off American Samoa. (USGS via AP, File)
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[2026-08-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: In a disappointing season, here is a glimmer of positivity for the Mets in the present and very possibly the future: They have a rookie class that should be in the conversation for their best ever.
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[2026-08-19 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-19 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 17-year-old Israeli student had his gold medal win disqualified at the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Uzbekistan, after wearing the Israeli flag during the awards ceremony.
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[2026-08-19 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Team GB players celebrate victory over the Netherlands in the Rio 2016 Olympic hockey final
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[2026-08-19 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The prospect of US control over Venezuela’s sovereign assets would amount to a “colonial relationship” and set a “terrible precedent” for Latin America, former IMF Executive Director Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. has told RT. Reports have surfaced that some 31 tons of Venezuelan gold – valued at approximately $4 billion and held at the Bank of England – could be released to fund reconstruction following earthquakes in June, but potentially placed under US Treasury control.
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[2026-08-19 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The prospect of US control over Venezuela’s sovereign assets would amount to a “colonial relationship” and set a “terrible precedent” for Latin America, former IMF Executive Director Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. has told RT. Reports have surfaced that some 31 tons of Venezuelan gold – valued at approximately $4 billion and held at the Bank of England – could be released to fund reconstruction following earthquakes in June, but potentially placed under US Treasury control.
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[2026-08-19 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this undated photo canoeists navigate the Pocket River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, Minn. (Nathaniel Minor/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)
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[2026-08-19 01:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This image released by Warner Records shows the self-titled album by Weezer. (Warner Records via AP)
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[2026-08-19 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-19 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: With cash shortages and a ruined banking system, Palestinians are turning to gold to hedge aginst financial uncertainty.
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[2026-08-19 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) have agreed to form a joint venture to accelerate the exploration and production of critical minerals in the kingdom as part of plans to build a domestic mining industry and diversify its economy beyond oil.
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[2026-08-18 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: JPMorgan analyst Nora Szentivanyi's warning last week that the next global food crisis could begin as early as next year has been a major wake-up call for some, adding to the growing voices on institutional desks warning that food inflation is poised to re-accelerate.
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[2026-08-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-18 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are a "sea of red" (as Bloomberg describes it) in early trading as thin summer volumes persist, with the wrong kind of inflation coming to the fore and Monday’s tech selloff weighing on sentiment despite bullish AI news. The recent stock-bonds disconnect is finally being reappraised with US futures lower across the board.
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