Argentina’s lithium pipeline promises ‘white gold’ boom as Chile tightens control
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Argentina’s mountainous north, a strong pipeline of lithium projects close to coming…
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Russian woman loses appeal against detention over bomb that killed military blogger
(Reuters) – A Russian court denied bail on Monday to a woman charged with terrorism over a bomb attack that…
Marketmind: Tech tally in focus, China alarms Europe
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With world markets preparing for first-quarter…
German economy likely grew in Q1, beating expectations – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German economy is likely to have expanded in the last quarter on a rebound in industrial…
Taiwan or China? Paraguay’s dilemma puts election race in the spotlight
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – From Paraguayan capital Asuncion to Taipei and Washington, diplomats, officials –…
Kremlin: Putin to decide whether to attend BRICS meeting in S.Africa closer to time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin would decide whether to attend a BRICS conference…
Taiwan says tracking Chinese carrier off its southeast coast
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Monday that a Chinese carrier group led by the Shandong was about…
Japan considers widening long-term foreign worker visa scheme
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering expanding the areas in which skilled foreign workers can receive long-term work visas to 12…
Factbox-Lu Shaye: Chinese envoy who questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty no stranger to controversy
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – Outrage over China’s ambassador to France questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet countries…
BOJ may conduct long-term review of monetary easing – sources
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may conduct a comprehensive review of the impact of the…