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PHOTO ESSAY: Congo Coltan Miners Dig for World's Tech — and Struggle Regardless of Who Is in Charge
- The 32nd World Fireknife Championships took place in 2025 at the Polynesian Cultural Center during the We Are Samoa Festival.
- The event drew competitors from Australia, Cook Islands, Hawai'i, Japan, Philippines, Samoa, Tahiti, and other states, across four age and gender categories.
- Moeatalagi Schwenke from Sydney won the senior women's title, Joseph Cadousteau of Papeete finished second in senior men, and a Central O'ahu competitor won his fourth overall title.
- Six competitors qualified for the 2026 championship, and the coverage included 6,333 downloaded photographs, with 519 unusable images removed.
- The event showcased international participation and skill diversity, contributing to the festival's cultural significance and continuing the competition's legacy.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Congo coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge
RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology.
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Photo Essay: Trial By Fire
The 32nd Annual World Fireknife Championships took place during the We Are Samoa Festival at the Polynesian Cultural Center. The event captures the beauty and danger of the Samoan ritual. It also creates a fun challenge to photograph.
·Honolulu, United States
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