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Last year set record for US heat deaths, AP analysis shows. Could this year be worse?

The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the...

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Timeline: BHP Group’s failed pursuit of rival Anglo American

Timeline: Miner BHP Group walked away from its $49 billion plan to take over rival Anglo American after its last-ditch request for more...

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee of the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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How a rattled South Africa became Anglo’s best defence against BHP bid

More than half a dozen people, including investors and ex-mining executives, told Reuters that Anglo American was able to rebuff BHP's approaches because...

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla, walks after attending the opening of the 10th World Water Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
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Legal hurdles loom over Tesla’s bid to revive Musk’s record pay

Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Musk's $56bn pay package, and be asked to approve moving the company's legal home...

Rising sea levels are threatening Normandy landing heritage sites (AFP)
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France’s historic D-Day beaches of Normandy threatened by rising sea levels

The sea from which 150,000 Allied troops conducted the largest seaborne invasion in history threatens its heritage sites. Rising sea levels are eroding...

FILE PHOTO: OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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What is OPEC+ and how does it affect oil prices?

There have been some challenges to OPEC's influence over the years, often resulting in internal divisions. More recently, the global push towards cleaner...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of molten copper at Anglo American's smelter in Chagres, Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Analysis: Battle for Anglo’s copper assets tests BHP’s resolve

BHP's resolve will be tested by Anglo American investors' demands for a simpler offer for the whole company or a cash sweetener

Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
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Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

After devastating floods in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state will need to rebuild in a way that reduces...

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Q&A: What do India’s elections mean for coal communities and climate change?

As prime minister of India for the past decade, Narendra Modi has overseen a rapid expansion of the country’s coal-mining and coal-fired power...

FILE PHOTO: Argentina's President Javier Milei presents his new book "El camino del libertario", in Madrid, Spain, May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
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Analysis: How can Milei unlock Argentina’s copper riches? Fix the economy

Argentina copper production is under threat from high inflation and taxes, but President Javier Milei hopes a reform bill will unlock 'immense potential'.

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