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FILE PHOTO: Jars containing rare earth minerals produced by Australia's Lynas Corp from its Mount Weld operations are seen near Laverton, northeast of Perth, Australia, August 23, 2019. Picture taken August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Melanie Burton/File Photo
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Analysis: Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry

Western economies are looking to develop their own supply chains of critical minerals, such as these mined in Australia.

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Brazil agency workers overseeing oil licenses vote to strike

Workers in the Rio de Janeiro offices of environmental agency Ibama, which handles licensing of Brazil's petroleum industry, agreed to start striking on...

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Brazil’s plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff resistance

State-run energy firm Petrobras has hit growing resistance from Indigenous groups and government agencies to its premier exploration project

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Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people

RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...

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