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Highlights Great Divide Mining (ASX:GDM) reported additional drilling results from the Banshee Prospect at the Coonambula Project. The best intercept returned 5.8 metres grading 1.73g/t gold, 11.57g/t silver and 4.76% antimony. Drilling has now tested more than 500 metres of strike extent at the Banshee lode. The silver-antimony-rich core remains open both along strike and down dip. Further assay work, metallurgical studies and resource evaluation activities are planned. Great Divide Mining (ASX:GDM) has reported further encouraging drilling results from the Banshee Prospect within the Coonambula antimony-gold project in central Queensland, reinforcing the scale and continuity of mineralisation identified to…

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June 4, 2026JOHOR BARU – Johor may be home to significantly more Raffles’ banded langurs than previously estimated, offering fresh hope for the survival of one of the world’s rarest primates.Field explorations conducted last month by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) and the Johor Forestry Depart­ment at the Lenggor-Mersing Cen­tral Forest Spine uncovered a ­previously unknown population comprising between 40 and 50 langurs, Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Abdul Latiff Abu Bakar said.“Based on the expanded distribution that we have documented and with new groups still being discovered, I believe the actual population could reach between 600 and 700 primates…

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Eco-Friendly Vehicles Surpass 30% Share for the First TimeRecord-High Hybrid Sales at 43,392 UnitsStrong Growth for Electrified Models Including EV9 and IONIQ 9 Hyundai Motor Group continued its growth in the U.S. market last month, driven by strong sales of eco-friendly vehicles. With a sharp increase in hybrid car sales, the group achieved its highest-ever monthly sales of eco-friendly cars.On June 4, Hyundai Motor Group announced that it sold a total of 174,860 units in the U.S. market in May, combining sales from Hyundai Motor Company and Kia. This represents a 2.7% increase compared to the same period last year.By…

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3 min readJun 4, 2026 06:00 AM IST First published on: Jun 4, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST The death of at least 21 people in a fire in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar is part of an ongoing national tragedy. The fire in Palam, Delhi that killed nine people in March; the conflagration in a Cuttack medical college and hospital that claimed 12 lives in the same month; the fire that broke out in a Kolkata hotel in April, killing 14: These incidents, all from the last six months alone, frame a pattern of norms breached and rules circumvented, of…

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Pool view room LocationSituated in the bustling Sathorn business district, this 22-year-old property reopened its doors in October 2025 following a comprehensive six-month partial renovation. The hotel features 137 rooms across six distinct room types. AccommodationThe arrival experience sets a dramatic tone. The renovated, cavernous-yet-intimate lobby seamlessly blends austere modernism with rich Asian heritage. Reflective, high-gloss dark slate floors and hammered-metallic pillars ground the design, while seating confidently mixes eras – delicate antique wood benches converse with deep-hued leather club chairs and massive white woven loveseats. Checking into the 54m² Metropolitan Pool View Room feels like stepping into a stylish…

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For generations, the Strait of Hormuz has been viewed through the lens of energy. Whenever tensions rise in our region, the conversation inevitably turns to oil tankers, shipping lanes and the implications for global markets. That is understandable. Few waterways carry greater significance for the world economy.Yet recent events have highlighted a less visible, but increasingly important, dimension of Hormuz – one that lies beneath the surface.Over the past few months, amid escalating regional tensions and growing speculation about a wider conflict involving Iran, references to the subsea cables that pass through the Strait have emerged in Iranian media. Some…

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Australia and New Zealand will both lodge protests with China after Beijing slapped an unprecedented travel ban on four MPs from New Zealand who visited Taiwan last month.The National Party’s Maureen Pugh, Labour’s Duncan Webb, NZ First’s David Wilson and ACT’s Laura McClure all visited the democratically ruled island in May, as part of a cross-parliamentary group which makes regular trips to Taiwan.China has not made any public pronouncements about the trip. But late on Wednesday, news broke that China’s Embassy had lodged a complaint about the trip with New Zealand’s Parliament.The clerk of New Zealand’s parliament said Chinese diplomats…

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Competitors train at the Guangdong Machinery Technician College in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday, as they prepare for the 48th WorldSkills Competition. ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY At a training base for visual merchandising in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, 19-year-old Li Chuyin, under the instruction of her coach, meticulously arranged various products along a shop’s window display in preparation for the WorldSkills Competition scheduled for September in Shanghai. After winning the national selection for the competition in September 2025, Li was chosen to represent China to compete in the visual merchandising category of the 48th WorldSkills Competition, acclaimed as the…

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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is now staring at a civil jail term after a law firm accused him in court of aiding his Finance CEC, Charles Kerich, in his alleged flight to Dubai following Kerich’s sentencing to three months in prison for contempt of court.The new revelations emerged in a case filed at the  Milimani High Court on Friday, May 30, which terms Sakaja as the principal author of what Kwengu & Company Advocates describe as a calculated conspiracy to defeat the authority of the court, one that now ensnares the Governor, his…

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