Exclusive: India cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths

By Nita Bhalla and Jatindra Dash NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Authorities in India have raided mica mines, arrested traders and begun steps to regulate the underground industry, local officials said, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose revealed a cover-up of child deaths in illegal mica mining. A three-month investigation in the mica-producing state of Jharkhand found that a flourishing black market had resulted in at least seven children being killed since June, mining for the prized mineral that adds sparkle to makeup and car paint.

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Exclusive: India cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths

Vogue to release limited-edition anthology celebrating 100th anniversary

British Vogue has revealed that they are to release a limited-edition anthology of photographs, covers, and articles to celebrate the magazine's centenary year. The 448-page tome will be released in limited quantities this fall, with British Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman revealing that just 1,916 copies have been printed, to honor the year that the magazine was launched. Each of the limited-edition copies has also been hand-signed by at least seven of Vogue's long-standing contributors, including Naomi Campbell, Grace Coddington, Twiggy, and Kate Moss.

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