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Anglo American restarts Queensland coal mine amid union backlash www.mining.com

Anglo American (LON: AAL) has been granted approvals to allow workers to re-enter the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, Australia, almost a year after an explosion seriously injured five workers.
The underground mine has been closed since the methane explosion in May last year, the second incident in the area in less than 15 months.
Workers belonging to the CFMEU Mining and Energy union did not welcome the news. They say the miner had kept its workers fully informed of its plans to restart the underground mine.
“The workforce has said loud and clear that they want their union safety inspectors kept informed about re-entry plans,” CFMEU president for Queensland, Dean Smyth, said in a media statement.
Yet our Industry Safety and Health Representatives were not given any notice or information about the re-entry. This has left workers fuming,” he said.
Anglo’s metallurgical coal business boss, Tyler Mitchelson, said the company was taking a staged approach to re-opening.
The first team re-entered on Thursday to conduct safety and compliance inspections and restore power and gas monitoring, Anglo said. It added that Smyth’s comments were unfounded as union representatives were part of the restart team and the key representative was notified and invited to the site.
Workers have also raised concerns about a one-on-one interview process that took place ahead of the mine’s restart. According to the union, employees were subjected to mental health and ability to work safely underground evaluations.
“To put these labour hire workers on the spot, making them fear they’ll be targeted or lose their job, creates unnecessary stress and lack of trust,” Smyth said in the statement.
Inquiry and new law
The Grosvenor restart comes as the Queensland Coal Mine Board of Inquiry, which was set up in the aftermath of the explosion, has adjourned to produce a final report.
During its second round of hearings this year, the committee heard there were 14 reported near misses, known as “high potential incidents”, on Longwall 104 in the eight weeks leading up to the explosion, as well as a number of others at other longwalls in the mine.
Queensland has since passed a law that sets up to 20 years in jail for mining executives found responsible for safety incidents. Companies can now be hit with fines of up to A$13 million ($10m) if found criminally negligent over deaths at their operations.
The legislation extended industrial manslaughter laws to the resources sector, as part of a package of safety and other reforms for an industry that employs 50,000 people in the state.
Anglo American produced 3.3 million tonnes of metallurgical coal in the first three months of this year, down from 3.8 million tonnes in the same quarter of 2020.
The company attributed the 14% output decrease to the continued suspension of operations at Grosvenor.
The miner generated 4.9 million tonnes of thermal coal in the March 2021 quarter, compared with 6.2 million tonnes in the previous corresponding period.
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Mongolia's COVID-19 tally exceeds 30,000 www.xinhhuanet.com

Mongolia's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,483 after 1,264 new locally transmitted cases of the disease were reported in the country over the past 24 hours, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Sunday.
Around 1,130 of the latest confirmed cases were detected in the country's capital Ulan Bator, which is hardest hit by COVID-19, the NCCD said in a statement.
Meanwhile, four more deaths and 658 more recoveries were reported, taking the respective totals to 86 and 15,403, said the center.
The number of coronavirus infections in Mongolia has risen sharply since the beginning of April. The country registered a daily average of more than 1,000 infections recently, the highest since the epidemic hit the country in March 2020.
A full nationwide lockdown, aimed at curbing the steep surge in local COVID-19 cases, took effect on April 10 and will last until May 8.
Since the start of the national vaccination campaign against the virus on Feb.23, a total of 660,548 Mongolians have received vaccines, according to the country's health ministry.
The Asian country is planning to vaccinate at least 60 percent of its population of 3.3 million against COVID-19, and 20 percent of them will be vaccinated under COVAX, a global initiative to ensure quick and equal access to vaccines against the virus, said the ministry. Enditem
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Strict lockdown extended nationwide until May 8 www.montsame.mn

The cabinet, April 23, convened for an irregular meeting and decided to extend the current state of 'all-out-preparedness' and associated strict lockdown measures until 6 AM, May 8, Saturday.
The decision was made on the basis of suggestions from the Ministry of Health and State Emergency Commission with a view to contain the increasing COVID-19 community transmission.
On April 8, the government had resolved to impose the strict lockdown measures and enter into the Red Level – Level 4 of COVID-19 emergency preparedness regime for a total of 16 days from April 10 to 25 and granted a one-time cash payment of MNT 300 thousand as part of a lockdown relief initiative.
During the period now extended to May 8, only essential businesses are allowed to operate and residents are urged to access essential services, grocery stores, medical care, and pharmacies near their homes.
Mongolia’s daily new COVID-19 cases have exceeded 1,000. As of April 23, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country have reached 27,956, including 24,242 cases recorded in Ulaanbaatar city and 69 coronavirus-related deaths.
The public vaccination program, which was paused since April 10, has resumed today, to cover all groups of the vaccination target – around 2 million adult populations of the country. Between April 23 and 26, people who received the first dose of vaccines and could not get the second shot on schedule due to the vaccine rollout suspension, as well as people aged over 55 will be vaccinated at a total of 160 vaccination sites.
As of April 23, 649,236 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 64,469 have been fully vaccinated.
Currently, Mongolia has received a total of 1,460,540 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 214,800 doses of AstraZeneca via India’s assistance and COVAX Facility, 1,200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China through donation and procurement, and 20,000 doses of Sputnik-V vaccine purchased from Russia and 25,740 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine via COVAX Facility.
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President welcomes reintroduction of Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act Legislative Bill in U.S. Congress www.montsame.mn

In connection with the reintroduction of the Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, the Office of the President of Mongolia issued the following press release.
“President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga expresses full support to the Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill, which was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, and expresses his gratitude to Rep. Dina Titus and Rep. Don Young, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Mongolia Caucus.
If passed by the Congress, the Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill will authorize duty free treatment of Mongolian-made cashmere and textile product export to the United States.
President Battulga wrote a letter to then President Donald Trump in December, 2017, requesting his support for the legislative bill.
Consequently, the Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill was introduced in the 115th United States Congress in 2018 and reintroduced in the 116th United States Congress in 2019.
The Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill was one of the key agendas of the President’s official visit to the United States in July 2019. To garner support for the legislative bill, President Battulga personally met with the co-sponsors of the bill as well as other Congress members.
The adoption of the legislative bill will expand bilateral trade turnover and non-mining exports of Mongolia, boost agricultural industries, and ensure the stability of women’s employment and sustainability of household income. A study suggests that over 30 thousand jobs will be created in the cashmere and textiles industries of Mongolia if the bill is passed.
The Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act legislative bill has a special importance in strengthening the “third neighbor” policy of Mongolia and the reinforcement of the Strategic Partnership between Mongolia and the United States.”
Source: The Office of the President of Mongolia
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China’s Wuhan rises from Covid-19 fallout, boosting GDP by nearly 60% www.rt.com

The Chinese city once the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, Wuhan, has expanded its economy by 58.4% in the first quarter of 2021, a year after Covid-19 paralyzed economic activity in China.
The city’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 357.4 billion yuan ($55 billion) in January-March compared to the same period last year, China’s CGTN reported citing data from local authorities.
Meanwhile the GDP of China's Hubei province where Wuhan is located also went into positive territory for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak hit, Global Times reported earlier this week citing official statistics. It rose 58.3% to reach 987.27 billion yuan ($151.4 billion) in the first three months of 2021 compared with a 40% drop a year ago.
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The city and the whole province faced strict lockdowns that lasted for more than two months when the deadly virus started rapidly spreading across China and beyond at the beginning of 2020. Most local businesses and factories were closed due to the restrictions.
The region’s performance is part of a broader recovery of the Chinese economy. After becoming the only major economy that managed to expand in the pandemic year, China reported record 18.3% growth in the first quarter of 2021.
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Project document to combat yellow dust storm to be developed www.montsame.mn

Mongolia and China have agreed to develop a joint project document to determine the location of a dust and sand storm station when the pandemic situation subsides.
In this regard, a Mongolia-China joint working group to combat desertification and dust storms convened virtually and exchanged information on the desertification situation in the two countries and technologies to combat this.
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Agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies exempt from VAT until 2025 www.montsame.mn

On April 23, the parliament approved bills on value-added tax exemption and customs duty exemption.
According to the bills, essential equipment, supplies, and machinery for the agricultural industry, such as tractors, combine and other engineering vehicles, irrigation, forestry, and poultry farming equipment, fertilizers and plant protection products, equipment for greenhouse farming will be exempted from value-added tax and customs duty.
The law on value-added tax exemption will be effective until January 1, 2025, and the customs duty exemption law’s effective date is set until January 1, 2022.
The exemptions granted to the agricultural equipment and machinery will help stabilizing the farming industry production, improving the economic capacity of farmers, introducing new advanced technologies into the agricultural industry, supporting employment in the agricultural and farming businesses.
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India Records World’s Highest One-Day Surge in Covid Cases www.bloomberg.com

India saw the world’s biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases ever as a ferocious new wave grips the country, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums and prompting frantic cries for help on social media.
The South Asian nation reported 314,835 new infections Thursday, topping a peak of 314,312 recorded in the U.S. on Dec. 21. People took to Twitter and Instagram to call for everything from hospital beds to medicine and doorstep Covid-19 tests.
The grim milestone shows how the pandemic crisis has shifted firmly to the developing world, where variants and complacency are threatening containment measures and there’s a lack of vaccines, with supplies dominated by richer nations.
India now has almost 16 million cases, the second-most globally, as it struggles to provide enough shots for its 1.3 billion people despite being home to the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer. Lower vigilance around masks and social distancing have contributed to the resurgence, with large religious festivals and elections allowed to take place with few precautions.
It stands in contrast to America, where cases are on a downward trend, helped in part by aggressive vaccinations. Even at the height of its outbreak, the U.S. only reported more than 300,000 cases on two days.
India’s second wave is also more lethal after the country saw fewer fatalities than other developing nations earlier in the pandemic, puzzling experts. Covid-related deaths have jumped to more than 184,000, still trailing the U.S., Brazil and Mexico, according to Johns Hopkins data.
As the Virus Surges, Modi Urges India's States to Shun Lockdowns
A health worker at a makeshift Covid-19 quarantine facility in New Delhi, on April 21.Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg
On Bharath Pottekkat’s Instagram feed, one message screams “Mumbai please help! Lungs damaged due to pneumonia infection. In need of ICU bed.” Another reads “Plasma urgently required for treatment of Covid patient in Max Hospital, Delhi.” More follow. “Urgently needed Tocilizumab injection. Please DM if you know of stock in and around Mumbai.”
The relatively slow pace of vaccinations is adding to the problem. India has administered more than 132 million vaccine doses, according to data from its health ministry. That’s enough to cover only about 4.8% of its population, according to Bloomberg’s vaccine tracker.
Modi Under Fire for Campaigning as India Reels From Virus Deaths
New Virus Wave Sparks Fresh Worker Exodus From India’s Cities
The outbreak threatens to derail the Indian economy, which had just begun to recover after a nationwide lockdown last year pushed it into a historic recession. A new virus variant with a double mutation has also been detected locally, and concerns are growing that it’s driving the new wave.
New Delhi’s largest hospital chain operator rushed to court Wednesday night to seek critical oxygen supply after 1,400 Covid-19 patients across the Indian capital were put at risk due to “dangerously low” supply levels.
Why Covid-19 in India Is a Problem for the World
The Delhi High Court’s two-judge panel headed by Justic Vipin Sanghi expressed “shock and dismay” over the government’s neglect and directed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to “beg, borrow, steal” but ensure adequate oxygen supply for hospitals.
“This is just bad planning. Why didn’t we foresee this? This is not rocket science,” Justice Sanghi said during the hearing.
The late-night courtroom drama, with the state and federal government lawyers bickering over oxygen supplies to the national capital, which has among the best health-care infrastructure in the country, is a grim indicator of a worse situation in the hinterlands.
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Australian government tears up Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with China, angering Beijing www.cnn.com

Hong Kong (CNN Business)The Australian government has canceled a Belt and Road agreement signed by China and the state government of Victoria, escalating trade and diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
Victoria — the country's second largest and wealthiest state — signed a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the Chinese government in October 2018, the only government in Australia to sign up for Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature global infrastructure initiative.
Part of Xi's vision for China's future economic growth, the BRI is intended to build new trade corridors between Europe and Asia, following the path of the historic silk road. While other countries that have joined the BRI have received large scale funding from Beijing, the deal between China and Victoria appeared to be aimed more at encouraging future investment and trade.
In a statement Wednesday night, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the federal government had evaluated "more than 1,000" deals between Australia's states and territories and foreign governments.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne talks to media during a press conference at Parliament on April 22 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne talks to media during a press conference at Parliament on April 22 in Wellington, New Zealand.
In total, four deals were canceled, two with China and one each with Iran and Syria, all signed by the Victorian government.
"I consider these four arrangements to be inconsistent with Australia's foreign policy or adverse to our foreign relations," Payne said in her statement.
The move was made under new a legislation passed last December, which experts saw as squarely targeted at the deal between Victoria and China.
Speaking to Australian radio on Thursday, Payne said the decision wasn't directed at any particular country. However the Chinese embassy in Australia denounced the cancellation in a statement, expressing Beijing's "strong displeasure and resolute opposition."
"This is another unreasonable and provocative move taken by the Australian side against China. It further shows that the Australian government has no sincerity in improving China-Australia relations," the statement said, adding that the cancellation will only "further damage" relations between the two countries.
China and Australia are already in the middle of a worsening diplomatic crisis, with relations between the two governments at record lows since Canberra's call for an international investigation into the origins of Covid-19 in April 2020.
Since then, millions of dollars of Australian imports have encountered difficulties entering the Chinese market, including timber, beef and some types of coal. In March, the Chinese government confirmed that Australian wine would face tariffs of up to 218% for five years due to allegations of "dumping and [market] damage."
Overall, Chinese investment in Australia dropped by 62% in 2020, down to just $775 million.
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Climate change: US surprises summit with ‘bold' emissions target www.bbc.com

The US has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the end of this decade.
This new target, which will be unveiled at a virtual summit of 40 global leaders, essentially doubles their previous promise.
The Americans hope that their ambitious new plan will encourage China, India and others to go further before the crucial COP26 meeting, in Glasgow in November.
But there will be some scepticism about the ability of the US to deliver on its new target, given the divided nature of American politics.
The UK is among the countries that have been keen to show their ambition ahead of the meeting. Earlier in the week, the prime minister announced a "world-leading" target for the UK to cut emissions by 78% on 1990 levels by 2035.
The UK is playing a critical role this year as president of COP26, and is tasked with achieving agreement in Glasgow when world leaders meet there in November.
Biden's ambition will be challenged
Climate has been the central focus of the Biden administration's first few months in office.
As well as rejoining the Paris climate pact and organising Thursday's summit, the Biden team have been working on a strong pledge to convince the world that they mean business.
Many commentators had pushed the US to go for a 50% cut in emissions as a clear signal of intent.
The fact that President Biden is prepared to go beyond this level will be a welcome surprise to many scientists and campaigners.
"By announcing a bold target of cutting emissions 50-52% below 2005 by the end of the decade, President Biden has met the moment and the urgency that the climate crisis demands," said Nathaniel Keohane from the US Environmental Defense Fund.
"This target aligns with what the science says is necessary to put the world on the path to a safer climate, and vaults the US into the top tier of world leaders on climate ambition."
The new pledge will mean huge changes to the American way of life. Coal will have to disappear from the electricity mix, while gas guzzling cars and trucks will have to go electric.
But announcing an ambitious target is one thing - turning it into reality is another.
While the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, the Senate is essentially deadlocked, making the passage of new climate legislation rather tricky.
"It seems to me that President Biden is in a bit of a bind, and he has to deal with the Congress that he has," said Samantha Gross from the Brookings Institution.
"But I believe that Congress, particularly the Republicans haven't really kept up with increasing concern among the American public about climate."
Despite serious tensions between the US and China on a host of issues, both sides seem keen to keep climate change separate from these disputes.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, a senior administration official spoke warmly about the co-operative approach.
"It's quite clear that there is a distinctly shared level of ambition. Both countries see this as a crisis. Both countries see the need for action in the 2020s. Both countries see the need to work towards holding the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees," he said.
"We certainly hope that President Xi will come to the meeting, and further elaborate on some of the additional efforts that China would choose to make. But I think we've got a very strong basis in the joint statement that the two countries made about the directions they seem to be moving."
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image captionDespite some earlier uncertainty, China President Xi Jinping will address the US summit
But for other countries who have been slow to embrace action on climate change, the Biden team were less effusive.
Both Brazil and Australia's sceptical approach to the issue had found favour in the Trump White House. That's no longer the case.
"At the moment, I think that our colleagues in Australia recognise that there's going to have to be a shift," one official said.
"It's insufficient to follow the existing trajectory, and hope that they will be on a course to deep decarbonisation, and getting to net zero emissions by mid-century."
Speaking about Brazil, the same official said: "The expectation for all countries is that the ambition has to be increased immediately."
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to tell the virtual White House meeting: "The UK has shown that it's possible to slash emissions while growing the economy, which makes question of reaching net zero not so much technical as political.
"If we actually want to stop climate change, then this must be the year in which we get serious about doing so.
"Because the 2020s will be remembered either as the decade in which world leaders united to turn the tide, or as a failure."
In addition to the US pledge, there are also expected to be new steps announced by a number of countries.
"The three that I think are most likely beside the US to step up at this summit are Canada, Japan and South Korea," said Helen Mountford from the World Resources Institute (WRI).
"China... would be fantastic, but I think [we] quite likely might wait longer, I wouldn't expect it at this time."
She added: "India is a real question mark, but whether they're going to announce either a net zero target or enhanced plan, I would say there's less of a chance of that."
For those who were involved in the negotiations that led to the Paris agreement in 2015, the key thing this week is not to derail the discussions at the first hurdle.
This is the first big climate meeting of a critical year that will culminate in a gathering of around 200 world leaders in Glasgow in November at COP26.
"I think that for the US leaders summit to be a success, we need to have the 40 leaders present and expressing their willingness to reach strong agreement by Glasgow," said Remy Rioux, who was a negotiator for France during the Paris talks.
"And also for the US to demonstrate that they are back, and that they are back as convincingly and strongly as possible."
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