Exclusive: Pentagon eyes rare earth supplies in Africa in push away from China
The U.S. Department of Defense has held talks with Malawi’s Mkango Resources Ltd and other rare earth miners across the globe about their supplies of...
China’s panda diplomacy puts a smile on ‘best friend’ Putin’s face
Chinese President Xi Jinping presented two pandas to Moscow’s zoo at a ceremony with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in a gesture the Russian president described...
FCA, France reach tentative agreement on Renault merger: sources
Fiat Chrysler has reached a tentative agreement with France on the terms of its proposed merger with Renault, two sources told Reuters, as the French...
Oil slumps on U.S. crude stock build, WTI touches January low
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) dropping to its lowest since January after U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly surged, adding...
Why the United Nations is Suddenly Warning About Drought and Famine in Somalia – UN Dispatch
Why the United Nations is Suddenly Warning About Drought and Famine in Somalia UN Dispatch UN: 2 million Somalis could die of famine this year The Times...
Trump casts doubt on reported North Korean purge
President Trump on Wednesday questioned reports that Kim Hyok Chol, North Korea’s nuclear envoy, had been executed by Kim Jong Un after the failed summit...
Republicans push back on Trump’s Mexico tariff threat
President Trump is facing resistance within his own Republican Party over his threatened tariffs on Mexican goods. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)....
Mexico tariff threat stands: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he thinks Mexico wants to make a deal in the neighbors’ immigration dispute, but that he will go...
Fed says contacts worry about trade war; economy growing modestly
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported that its contacts at companies across the country were worried that international trade tensions could weigh on business...
Fast vanishing Ethiopia’s Rift Valley Lakes – ethiopiaobserver.com
Fast vanishing Ethiopia’s Rift Valley Lakes ethiopiaobserver.com Lake Ziway and Abiyata: Troubled waters. Bayush Sisay is not sure how long she will keep on working on....
