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The Kakadu national park will be extended to include the Jabiluka uranium deposit (AFP)
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Australia bans uranium mining at Indigenous site

Jabiluka uranium deposit to be protected as site incorporated into Kakadu national park, honouring desires of Indigenous Australians to avoid mining.

The coast guard has warned that if the entire cargo leaked it would be an 'environmental catastrophe' and the worst oil spill in the Philippine history (AFP)
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Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker

Manila oil spill continues to grow after tanker sank off the coast of the Philippines, with divers reporting "minimal leak" of 1.4m litres...

Net profit shed seven percent year-on-year in April-June, to $3.8 billion (AFP)
BusinessNatural GasNewsOil

Refining and gas give TotalEnergies Q2 blues

Profits slump for French oil company blamed on lower margins in refining and falling LNG demand in Europe.

Nvidia, Broadcom and Texas Instruments were among the chip companies that rose more than two percent (AFP)
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Rebounding semiconductor shares lead US stocks higher

Nvidia, Broadcom and Texas Instruments were among the chip companies that rose more than two per cent.

A man fishes on Mexico's Lake Patzcuaro, where authorities have released thousands of fish to rebuild stocks hit by drought (AFP)
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Mexico tries to bring drought-stricken Lake Patzcuaro back to life

Mexican authorities are releasing thousands of fish and cleaning freshwater springs to revive Lake Patzcuaro, severely impacted by drought, heat waves, and water...

Solar power alone is set to supply half the electricity demand growth worldwide in 2025, the IEA says (AFP)
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA

Electricity produced from renewable sources is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025, the IEA said Friday

Deposits near the western city of Loznica could supply enough lithium to make batteries for 1.1 million electric cars per year (AFP)
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EU, Serbia set to ink ‘critical raw materials’ deal

The signing of the deal comes days after Belgrade allowed work to resume at a disputed lithium mining project.

Le secrétaire d'Etat américain Antony Blinken s'exprime devant le "Partenariat des Amériques pour la prospérité économique" le 17 juillet, 2024 à Washington (AFP)
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US unveils Americas-wide plan to boost semiconductor production

Blinken announces Americas' initiative to expand semiconductor industry, beginning with Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica.

Dukovany nuclear power plant will get two reactors from South Korea's KHNP (AFP)
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South Korea’s KHNP wins multi-billion-dollar Czech nuclear tender

South Korean power giant KHNP has won a tender worth billions of dollars to build two nuclear units at a Czech power plant

The electric ferry that levitates across the waters of Stockholm (TT NEWS AGENCY)
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Stockholm tests electric ‘flying’ ferry

Candela launch electric P-12 passenger ferry in Stockholm, aiming to reduce emissions by 80% and cut commuting time by half

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