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Following a report recommending tighter regulation in the cosmetic surgery industry, NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh says a patient undergoing implants or fillers has no more protective "regulation than a toothbrush or ballpoint pen".
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Two public galleries are full at a corruption inquiry into mining tenders, before former New South Wales mining minister Ian Macdonald gives evidence.
abc.net.au (3 months and 13 days ago)
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Documents obtained by U.S. authorities investigating mining corruption in Guinea show Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's mining company promised to pay millions of dollars in Africa to win valuable mining concessions.
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Nearly half of all workers across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India think bribery and corruption are acceptable, according to a report published by Ernst & Young.
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Here is a pointer why industry groans about the lack of skilled manpower. Just 2% of India’s youth and only about 7% of the whole working age population have received vocational training, a recently released survey report reveals.
indiatimes.com (12 days ago)

THE NSW mining industry has warned that if the level of corruption alleged at the inquiry into licences had occurred in Africa, investors would leave.
news.com.au (3 months and 14 days ago)

Millions could benefit from artisanal methods, but lack of policies and knowledge means sector operates illegally, report saysThe controversial practice of artisanal and small-scale mining could offer millions of marginalised people a sustainable livelihood, but there are serious knowledge gaps in the sector that hinder effective and inclusive policymaking, according to a...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 20 days ago)
(Kitco News) - The outlook for the mining industry does not look too bright as speakers took the stage at a session focused on risks and rewards in the mining sector at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention being held in Toronto.
forbes.com (2 months and 22 days ago)

The Afghan government says it is confident it can press ahead with the development of its fledgling mining industry, despite the Taliban insurgency and widespread corruption in the country.
abc.net.au (7 days ago)

The governor's office sent a 166-page report outlining the regulation of a recreational marijuana industry to the U.S. Attorney General and other federal agencies on Wednesday. "The federal government needs to know that we are enforcing a very rigid,...
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