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Meet the man who stopped at nothing to feed his family in Lesotho

As part of its #CryLikeaBoy series, Euronews follows up the publication of two exclusive podcast documentaries with this video testimony that sheds a unique light on the plight of Lesotho's mining families.

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Left behind: plight of Lesotho's mining families

We look at the fate of mining families left behind by men working to provide for them.

Cry Like A Boy

Illegal miners make tough choices to provide for their families

Zama zama are illegal migrant miners from Lesotho who risk their lives in South Africa. They are willing to do whatever it takes to provide for their families. But what happens when the pressure of being “the man of the house” leads to drastic outcomes? Listen to the latest episode of #CryLikeABoy

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Myanmar

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Poland

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Spain

Instagrammers fall ill after mistaking toxic dump for idyllic lake

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How technology is creating a safer and more environmentally friendly future for mining

In partnership with The European Commission

Mining has traditionally been a dangerous activity with a heavy environmental cost. But European projects are helping to make it safer and cleaner, by taking existing technologies and applying them to the context of mining.

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Europe's mining industry: Changing the way mines are excavated

In partnership with The European Commission

A European research project in Kista in Sweden is working on a new instrument. The X-Mine European project hopes to reduce costs and time by using scanners and 3D technology.

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Peru

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