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Month: September 2023

Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says

By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault. That’s according to a report Tuesday from Amnesty International and another rights group. Congo is by the world’s largest

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Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to prevent glut and protect farmers

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond Friday deadline to protect Polish farmers. EU members Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia have imposed an embargo on four Ukrainian grains from April until Sept. 15 to prevent a glut in their

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PGA Tour resumes in California while the European flagship event is at Wentworth

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Napa, California. Course: Silverado Resort and Spa (North). Yardage: 7,213. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Max Homa. FedEx Cup champion: Viktor Hovland. Last tournament: Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship. Notes: This starts

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Bosnian police arrest 5 ex-Serb troops suspected of participating in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police have arrested five people who are suspected of participating in a July 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. That’s a town where Bosnian Serb troops killed over 8,000 men and boys during the Balkan country’s interethnic war. Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency said officers also conducted searches during their operation

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