With AI and more shade, Saudi Arabia to welcome over a million Hajj pilgrims

Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, June 16, 2024. — Reuters With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million Hajj pilgrims amid extreme summer heat.  Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah told AFP on Thursday that efforts to mitigate the searing…

Reko Diq fast-tracked with nearly 1,000 local hires on-site: Barrick Gold

A bulldozer operates inside an open pit at Barrick Gold Corp’s Veladero gold mine in Argentina’s San Juan province.— Reuters/File The Reko Diq copper-gold project is advancing rapidly, with a significant workforce on-site and major infrastructure development underway, according to a senior Barrick Gold official. At the Reko Diq Suppliers Roadshow, Geo News spoke with…