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FILE PHOTO: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe December 7, 2023 REUTERS/Nyasha Chingono/File Photo
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Southern African countries fear losing more elephants to drought

Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as...

By Nyasha Chingono30 May 2024Reuters
The Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at Hyvolution exhibition in Paris, France, February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Saudi Arabia sets up new Aramco share sale that could raise $13.1B

Saudi Arabia's government on Thursday filed papers to sell a new stake in state oil giant Aramco that could raise as much as...

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba30 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool/File Photo
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Analysis: China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals

China's flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus.

By Rachel Savage and Duncan Miriri28 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze following a Houthi missile attack at sea, March 6, 2024, in this handout photo. DVIDS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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How Red Sea disruptions are driving up carbon emissions

Attacks on ships traveling the Red Sea is forcing shippers to reroute their vessels on journeys that drive up their carbon dioxide emissions.

By Richa Naidu28 May 2024Reuters
Miners work at an illegal tin mining site in Jos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The recent arrests come as Nigeria seeks to regulate mining of critical minerals, curb illegal activity and better benefit from its mineral resources. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigerian government cracks down on illegal lithium miners

Dozens of arrests made after Nigeria's lithium mining industry being impacted by unlicensed operators in areas with minimal official presence.

By Taiwo Adebayo26 May 2024The Associated Press
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Saudi Aramco logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia plans Aramco share sale as soon as June, sources say

Saudi Arabia is planning a multi-billion-dollar share sale in energy giant Aramco as soon as June in what would be one of the...

By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni24 May 2024Reuters
A woman wades through floodwaters in Garissa, Kenya earlier this month (AFP)
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El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods, say scientists

The El Nino weather pattern did not have "any influence" on widespread flooding in East Africa this year, an expert group of scientists...

By AFP24 May 2024Agence France-Presse
FILE - A family uses a canoe after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate change and rapid growth of urban areas, an international team of climate scientists said in a study. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro, File)
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Climate change worsened the impact of East African rains

The impact of the rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of climate change and rapid...

By Carlos Mureithi23 May 2024The Associated Press
The logo of Russia's mining company Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) is seen during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File photo
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Russia’s Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain

Nornickel is the world's largest producer of palladium and a major producer of platinum, accounting for 41% and 12% of global mine output.

By Polina Devitt23 May 2024Reuters
US President Joe Biden (R) and Kenya's President William Ruto stand as national anthems are played during an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC (AFP)
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Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa’s climate potential

Kenyan President William Ruto says Africa is only receiving two percent of global investment in renewable energy and that some countries are spending...

By AFP23 May 2024Agence France-Presse

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FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton//File Photo

Trump says US ‘pretty close’ to minerals deal with Ukraine

22 Feb 2025Reuters
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows

22 Feb 2025Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A BMW logo is seen on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

BMW says it will review timing of electric Mini production in UK

22 Feb 2025Reuters
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (AFP)

China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end

22 Feb 2025Agence France-Presse

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FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks and tanks are pictured in a farmer's field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows

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Canadian oil stocks climb as industry absorbs news of Trudeau resignation

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Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help

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Solar car port generating green electricity with cars parked at a parkade at the Telus Science Center in Calgary, Alta., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Ramon Cliff/Alamy via Reuters)

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