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The National Coalition on Mining (NCOM)-Ghana, a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for an explanation of why security personnel have been deployed around mines in the country.

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Both aircraft fell into the river, and investigators said several victims have been recovered from the water.Tom Kinton, an aviation expert and former head of the Massachusetts Port Authority ...