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Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,12/02/24-3:45PM, 8 Reads
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the Russo-Japanese War.
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Deforestation is visible near the Muchacha mine in September 2022 near the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Congo. (AP Photo)

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Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo

By SAM MEDNICK SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Mon,12/09/24-9:40AM, 58 Reads
OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment.
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Deforestation is visible near the Muchacha mine in November 2020, near the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Congo. (AP Photo)

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Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo

By SAM MEDNICK SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Mon,12/09/24-9:39AM, 58 Reads
OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder that a forest once grew there.
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In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon volcano, as seen from Mansalanao, Negros Occidental province, Philippines on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology via AP)

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Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption

By JIM GOMEZ JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Mon,12/09/24-9:10PM, 103 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down
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