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 Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...

BARRICK SAYS 'COMMITTED TO REACHING A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RESOLUTION' IN MALI. (PHOTO).


 Barrick says 'committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution' in Mali


Barrick Gold remains "fully engaged and committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution" with Mali to end a dispute over its assets there, its chief operating officer for Africa and the Middle East said in a memo seen by Reuters on Saturday.


The Canadian miner and Malian government have been locked in a dispute since 2023 over the implementation of the West African country's new mining code, which gives the state a greater share in Barrick's, Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex.


Barrick said on January 13 that it was obliged to temporarily suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized around three metric tons of gold stock from its complex. The government had been blocking the company's gold exports since early November.


Reuters reported on February 19 that Barrick had signed an agreement to end the dispute, which then went to the state for formal approval.


While there has not been any major hiccup since then, the deal is taking some time to be finalised, one person close to the process told Reuters.


Previous deals with other mining companies operating in Mali also took "some time" to be signed by the government, according to another person familiar with the deals.


In the company memo sent to staff on Saturday, Sebastiaan Bock said there are "no major updates at this stage".


"As a reminder, all non-critical operations remain temporarily paused until further notice," he said.


Salaries and annual bonuses have been maintained for staff despite the suspension. But one of the complex's suppliers told Reuters in early March that Barrick had two months' worth of overdue payments.

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