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Agujita (Mexico) (AFP) - Dozens of rescuers battled Thursday to free 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico, where desperate relatives waited for news more than 24 hours after a cave-in.

A boy being held in Perth’s Casuarina Prison has been rushed to hospital after he swallowed glass, and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek intends to block Clive Palmer’s proposed Queensland coalmine.

A 40 percent cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is possibly achievable.

Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef

Strong shipments of coal, iron ore and grain have helped Australia's trade surplus reach a record $17.7 billion in June.

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef

Legislation passes with amendments from independents and Greens, enshrining an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030

Mexico City (AFP) - Rescuers raced Wednesday to free about 10 workers believed to be trapped in a coal mine in northern Mexico, while three others were found alive, authorities said.