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‘White gold’ seen as pivotal to Europe’s massive trade deal with South America
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images The strategic importance of lithium is likely to have played a major role in the European Union’s blockbuster […]
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World’s largest olive oil producer says ‘liquid gold’ prices on track to halve from record levels
Jure Susac, a Bosnian olive farmer from the western-Herzegovinian town of Ljubuski, delivers his pickings to an oil-mill in Capljina, during harvest season, on October 29, 2022. Elvis Barukcic | Afp | Getty Images Spain’s Deoleo, the world’s largest olive oil producer, says one of the most challenging moments in the industry’s history appears to […]
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Europe praises Trump’s victory amid wider fears of an impending economic nightmare
Donald Trump (L), President of the USA, and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, join hands during the final press conference of the G7 Summit on 26 August 2019, in Biarritz, France. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images European officials have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump after he defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to […]
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of U.S. election
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing missiles that flew 400 km after lifting off at around 7:30 a.m. from Sariwon, just south of the capital Pyongyang, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, November 5, 2024. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic […]
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From nuclear to quantum computing, how Big Tech intends to power AI’s insatiable thirst for energy
Industrial chiller at Yotta Data Services Pvt. data center, in Navi Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A huge upswing in the number of data centers worldwide shows no signs of slowing down, prompting Big Tech to consider how best to power the artificial intelligence revolution. Some of […]
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China urges France to get EU to arrive at palatable EV trade solution
European leaders have struggled to formulate a unified Sino-European strategy, with some states echoing U.S. calls for a complete disassociation — or decoupling — while others have preferred a softer, derisking approach. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images China has urged France to take on “an active role” to push the European Commission towards a solution acceptable to both the European […]
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Chinese EV maker BYD’s quarterly sales overtook Tesla’s for the first time
New cars, among them new China-built electric vehicles of the company BYD, are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD reported third-quarter revenue that topped that of behemoth rival Tesla for the first time. On Wednesday, BYD reported revenue for the three […]
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China tells carmakers to pause investment in EU countries backing EV tariffs, Reuters reports
Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. Nick Carey | Reuters China has told its automakers to halt big investment in European countries that support extra tariffs on […]
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Zelenskyy calls on allies ‘not to hide,’ respond to North Korean involvement in war
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses lawmakers as he presents the so-called ‘Victory Plan’ during a parliament session, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 16, 2024. Andrii Nesterenko | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies on Tuesday “not to hide” and to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement in Russia’s war in […]
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Auto giants launch a flurry of cheaper electric vehicles — taking the fight to China
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, beside a Citroen C5 Aircross Concept automobile at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images PARIS, France — Several of Europe’s biggest carmakers unveiled low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) at the Paris Motor Show this week, seeking […]
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