Now playing Next Germany Thunberg arrested during protest over German coal mine expansion Thousands joined the demonstrations in the last days in Lutzerath to oppose the expansion of a gigantic open-pit mine that will swallow the now-empty village and the surrounding countryside. 18/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Police clear climate activists from German village Police pressed ahead Thursday with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany, where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine eyes up the strategic Kinburn Peninsula , Kyiv has its eyes set on the strategic Kinburn peninsula. It’s a piece of land that juts out from the in the Black Sea. Crucially it is connected to territory on the south side of the Dneiper river. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey arrests 25 people over deadly coal mine explosion in Amasra The director of the state-operated mine was reportedly among those arrested. 28/10/2022
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey coal mine blast death toll reaches 41, president says The country's leader also said that rescue operations were concluded on Saturday evening but that the investigation into the cause of the explosion is ongoing. 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Travel News The new underwater drone hunting unexploded mines off Belgium's coast The underwater drone called Remus is able to explore and map shallow waters off Belgium's coast where conventional ships cannot go. 06/09/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine The Ukrainian coal miners still working despite Russia's war Near Pavlohrad in central east Ukraine, 4,000 workers are employed at the so-called "Heroes of the Cosmos" mine, of whom 800 have been mobilised into the Ukrainian army. 17/08/2022
Now playing Next Romania Ukraine war: Drifting mines pose deadly threat in Black Sea waters Romania’s navy is on high alert after two Ukrainian sea mines drifted into their territorial waters. 11/08/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukrainian women train in Kosovo to find, clear landmines Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine. 30/04/2022
Now playing Next no comment Ukrainian women train demining in Kosovo In Kosovo, far from their homeland, Ukrainian women undergo intensive demining courses to help their country remove numerous planted or abandoned explosives, a process that will most likely last for decades after Russia's invasion ends. 28/04/2022
Now playing Next Poland Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said promised to investigate safety standards at the mines in question. 25/04/2022
Now playing Next Poland At least five killed after 'probable methane explosion' at Polish mine The blasts have left more than 20 others injured, while seven people remain missing. 20/04/2022
Now playing Next Serbia Eight killed in 'methane' accident at coal mine in central Serbia Officials have launched an investigation to determine what happened. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech Republic and Poland sign deal over controversial coal mine Last year, Poland was slapped with a €500,000 per day fine for failing to respect an injunction to close the mine. 03/02/2022
Now playing Next Poland Brave swimmers take part in Poland’s first underground relay Hundreds of swimmers braved the elements to swim through an underground corridor at the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Gory, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 22/01/2022
Now playing Next Poland Poland recalls ambassador to Czech Republic over Turów mine comments The ambassador said Poland had shown a "lack of empathy, a lack of understanding and a lack of will to open a dialogue" on the matter. 07/01/2022
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia suspends plans for lithium mine after environmental protests Activists have said that lithium excavation could inflict lasting ecological damage on rivers and farmland in the region. 16/12/2021
Now playing Next Serbia Protesters block roads in Serbia over lithium mining The protesters halted traffic in Belgrade and other cities and towns in Serbia despite the government agreeing to key demands of the organisers. 11/12/2021
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia moves to defuse protests over Rio Tinto lithium mine For two consecutive weekends, thousands of protesters in Belgrade and other Serbian towns have blocked main roads and bridges to decry the planned lithium mine near Loznica, close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. 08/12/2021
Now playing Next Russia At least 51 dead after accident in Siberia mine Rescue operations have been halted and the missing are thought to be dead at the mine in the Kemerovo region, local authorities said. 25/11/2021
