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1. At least 21 miners are killed and others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania.
   2024-01-13 21:09:51 (First version)
2. At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania.
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