LIMA — The Peruvian government is finalizing a deal with US mining giant Newmont about a proposed $4.8 billion gold mine that has sparked violent protests, according to Mines and Energy Minister Jorge Merino. “The agreement, the ratification will come soon,” Merino told reporters on Friday, without providing a target…
By Pando Daily
Read More
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
Read More
Raw Story is a progressive news site that focuses on stories often ignored in the mainstream media. While giving coverage to the big stories of the day, we also bring our readers' attention to policy, politics, legal and human rights stories that get ignored in an infotainment culture driven solely by pageviews.
Founded in 2004, Raw Story reaches 5 million unique readers per month and serves more than 19 million pageviews.
Copyright © 2004-2013 Raw Story Media, Inc. All rights reserved.