Rick Santorum is finally taking the plunge, sources tell Politico. The former Pennsylvania senator will officially declare his candidacy for the presidency on June 6, making a speech near the western Pennsylvania coal mine where his grandfather worked….

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Rescuers recover a ninth body from the remains of a coal mine in northern Mexico destroyed by a gas explosion, as hopes for those trapped fade.

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Mexico pit blast death toll rises

QUETTA, Pakistan — A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan killed at least six miners Sunday and trapped 46 others, a top mining official said.

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At least five miners are killed and many others unaccounted for after an explosion at a coal mine in north-east Colombia, reports say.

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The New Zealand coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion in November has gone into receivership, unable to repay its loans

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NZ mine disaster firm insolvent

A third explosion rips through a New Zealand coal mine almost exactly a week after an initial blast that led to the deaths of 29 miners.

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Authorities say a second explosion in a New Zealand coal mine would have killed any of the 29 miners who survived the first blast.

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New Zealand Miners Feared Dead From 2nd Blast

Rescuers trying to reach 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine find high gas levels and little oxygen near where the group is believed to be.

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High gas levels found in NZ mine

Officials in New Zealand acknowledged on Monday that the 29 miners trapped in a coal mine may be dead as they continued to struggle to reach them. “We are planning for all outcomes, and as part of this process we’re planning for the possible loss of…

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There is “every chance” the 29 men missing after Friday’s coal mine explosion in New Zealand are still alive, says Prime Minister John Key.

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A flood at a coal mine in China’s Sichuan province trapped 28 workers Sunday, state media reported.

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Fears are growing for the safety of 29 men, including two from Scotland, missing following an explosion in a coal mine in New Zealand.

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Fears grow for trapped UK miners

Authorities list the nationalities of the 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand coal mine and say gas levels inside are still too high to attempt a rescue.

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Gas levels prevent NZ mine rescue

About 30 workers are missing after an explosion at a New Zealand coal mine, local media say.

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Rescue officials say five more bodies have been found after a coal mine gas leak in central China’s Henan province, raising bringing the death toll to 26 as of Sunday morning, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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