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Brit facing death penalty for collecting artefacts to be FREED from Iraqi prison

Jim Fitton, 66, was jailed for 15 years after collecting artefacts souvenirs while visiting a site as part of an organised geology and archaeology tour in Iraq

Daily Mirror

How the Tour de France helped me think about geology in a new way

As I write this, the Tour de France has reached its halfway point, with the cyclists climbing the Alps. Or, to put it another way, the race has left Armorican continent and entered the folded relics of the Valais Ocean and the Briançonnais microcontinent.

The Conversation

National geoscience award for Lucknow University scientist

LUCKNOW: Prof Dhruv Sen Singh, a faculty in the geology department of Lucknow University, was conferred the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) for 2019 in a ceremony held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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The enlightened Scottish chemist who debunked creationism with geology

ON sunnier days during the summers of the 1770s, two men and a dog might be seen climbing the slope in front of Salisbury Crags, which overlook…

The National (Scotland)

Must aim at 175 seats in 2024 polls: Peddireddy

Unlike TDP, implementing manifesto is our strength, he says

The Hindu

Amaravati: High-level panel to look into woes of mining leaseholders

AMARAVATI: In an attempt to boost revenue from mining leases, the state government has decided to bring all quarries into operation.

The Times of India

Chandigarh: Report on sand mining after budget

CHANDIGARH: Punjab mines and geology minister Harjot Singh Bains said in the Vidhan Sabha on Saturday that he will present a detailed report on illegal sand mining after Monday’s state budget and lay a roadmap for generating revenue and preventing this mineral robbery.

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‘Shimla Development Plan will ruin hill town’

SHIMLA: Claiming that Shimla Development Plan (SDP) prepared by an Ahmedabad-based agency is not suitable for the hill town, former deputy mayor Tikender Panwar in a letter written to chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has stated that if such a plan was allowed to be implemented, the entire city would…

The Times of India

Sitka Continues Drill Program at RC Gold, Yukon and Appoints Dr. Craig Hart to Advisory Board

VANCOUVER, CANADA – TheNewswire - June 09, 2022 - Sitka Gold Corp. ("Sitka" or the "Company") (CSE:SIG) (CSE:SIG) (FSE:1RF) (OTC:SITKF) is pleased to announce that it has recommenced the previously announced 10,000 metre (m) diamond drilling program (see news release dated January 6, 2022) at its RC Gold Project ("RC…

Benzinga

Human settlements on the Moon will depend on answering two fundamental questions

In this edition of HORIZONS, read about two experiments headed to the Moon that could solve for mysteries of the Moon's geology and how humans could withstand life on our satellite.

Inverse

This 830-million-year-old crystal might contain life. And we're about to open it

From lemons to ham, salt is a handy food preservative. But researchers studying some really old salt crystals found them preserving something else — evidence of life.

WEKU

A Tourist’s Nightmare: British Geologist To Be Tried In Iraqi Court Over Broken Shards Of Pottery

The family of a Brit facing the death penalty in Iraq for collecting “souvenirs” during a geology tour say they are “incredibly worried” ahead of his next trial taking place on May 22.

Zenger

Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that's no reason to stop looking

For the past ten years, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trundling around the surface of Mars, taking photos in its quest to understand the history and geology of the red planet and perhaps even find signs of life.

The Conversation

Author Anne Bronte was skilled rock collector, researchers reveal

Analysis of specimens she had gathered shows they ‘took skill to recognise and collect’.

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University of Aberdeen finds Anne Bronte was a renowned rock collector

THE University of Aberdeen has helped reveal that renowned novelist Anne Brontë had a keen interest in geology.

Caixin Global

Former Moutai Chairman Gao Weidong Under Anti-Graft Probe

Currently head of the Guizhou province Coal Geology Bureau, Gao joins a parade of corrupt state-owned liquor giant executives and local government officials

The Conversation

How geology put a South African city at risk of landslides

Some articles have suggested the catastrophes in Durban and the greater eThekwini region of South Africa following recent floods are due to climate change and maladministration. While these factors play a role, the fact that landslides occurred comes as no surprise, considering the geology of the area.

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