WorldPetra Diamonds says it reaches settlement on rights abuse claims
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Petra Diamonds (PDL.L) has reached a settlement with claimants at its Williamson mine in Tanzania who accused the firm of being responsible for widespread human rights violations including beatings and detentions, both sides said.
Last year, the firm said it was investigating allegations that artisanal miners who trespassed on the firm s Williamson mine in Tanzania were detained, beaten and shot at, killing at least seven of them.
The abuses were allegedly committed by security contractors and security employees of Petra s subsidiary Williamson Diamonds Limited (WDL). Petra Diamonds Limited today confirms that a settlement has been reached, on a no admission of liability basis, Petra said in a statement.
Kenya will waive work and business permits for investors from its neighbour Tanzania, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday, as his counterpart made similar overtures in a thawing of often frosty relations between the two countries.
Middle EastRussia restricts flights to Turkey as political tensions rise
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova attends a session of a coordination council to confront the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia March 14, 2020. Sputnik/Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS
Russia will restrict flights to and from Turkey from April 15 to June 1 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in Turkey, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday, amid growing political tensions between the two countries.
The decision to drastically cut the number of flights to Turkey, which is heavily reliant on revenue from tourism, was announced two days after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Istanbul.
Cheng Meng presents his monograph (Photo: HTZ)
Award-winning renowned Chinese photographer, travel writer and journalist Cheng Meng has held two separate events in Suzhou and Shanghai last weekend to present his latest travel monograph, ‘Nine Odes to the Waterways’.
His latest monograph is a collection of his works from numerous cruises on which he sailed on rivers across Europe during 2019, and includes 12 pages, or seven photographs dedicated to Croatia. The places in Croatia presented in the monograph are Batina, Osijek, Vukovar, Ilok, Slavonski Brod, Lonjsko Polje and Čigoč.
As a writer, Cheng described many interesting places, customs and gastronomic offer of Slavonia and Baranja, reminding readers of the fact that Croatia is much more than just Dubrovnik or Plitvice Lakes – destinations that have been the most popular Croatian destinations for Chinese tourists.