China’s well ahead in the rare-earth race. That’s a problem
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DARMAU-UNSPLASH “THE Middle East has oil. China has rare earth metals.” So said Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China’s post-Maoist opening and…
Ten predictions on energy markets in 2023
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Continuing this column’s “Top 10” economic series, this 4th installment will cover energy projections for 2023, five global and five national predictions….
Harnessing the power of duration
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BOB GHOST-UNSPLASH THE investment landscape now is very different to 12 months ago, when there really was no alternative to equities, and…
Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots
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Security forces operate as supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Brazil’s National…
Prince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press ‘devil’
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REUTERS LONDON — Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal family and taken on the…
Indonesia, Malaysia to fight discrimination against palm oil
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CRAIG MOREY/FLICKR/CC BY-SA 2.0 BOGOR, Indonesia — Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work…
Biden visits US-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
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OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY ADAM SCHULTZ EL PASO, Texas – President Joe Biden visited the US–Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling…
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
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A globe is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, Aug. 6, 2022. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION BEIJING/TAIPEI – China‘s military…
England rushes to discharge hospital patients to ease bed-blocking crisis
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Silas Camargo Silão from Pixabay England‘s National Health Service (NHS) aims to begin discharging thousands of patients into care…
Japan’s Kishida set to talk military buildup, chips on G7 tour
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida — KYODO/VIA REUTERS TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida starts a tour of key Western partners on Monday, after unveiling his country’s biggest military buildup since…