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Impact of Baltimore port closure on US coal and cobalt supply chain
The bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore has raised concerns about the disaster’s potential impact on the global supply chain. Authorities...
Fragile South Sudan risks turmoil over oil disruption: experts
Oil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and political turmoil over the shutdown of a key pipeline in its war-torn neighbour, Sudan,...
In Canada’s Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Canada’s Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall...
UK’s biggest water supplier plunges into deeper financial crisis
Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue...
China’s Xiaomi enters car market with new electric vehicle
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi launched its first electric vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the...
China’s competitive car market at heart of EV revolution
China is the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, a battle royale featuring both established carmakers as well as upstarts such as...
German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case
The superior regional court in Stuttgart ruled that Mercedes had installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles
Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust after hottest March in 15 years
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned...
China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from...
Saudi Aramco CEO calls energy transition strategy a failure
Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described the current energy transition strategy...
