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Rare Earths Are China’s Trump Card

LOS ANGELES – China’s weaponization of rare earths has emerged as a major flash point in US-China trade negotiations.  Further proof of this was supplied last week with China’s decision to curb rare-earth exports, and US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese exports to the US in retaliation.

How the G20 Could Help Eliminate Global Hunger

The G20 must tackle the hunger crisis head-on or risk forfeiting what remains of its credibility. South Africa can lead

White House says Nobel Trump omission was ‘politics over peace’

The White House lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the peace prize to Venezuelan

Green Shipping Could Mean a Green Africa

If distributed equitably, these funds could help Africa close its huge energy gap, upgrade its port infrastructure and fleets, and invest in

Nepal’s Gen Z Movement Needs Deeper Considerations

The same set of political parties—the Nepali Congress, the UML, the Maoists—continue to dominate, reshuffling among themselves but never ceding

Russia, Ukraine exchange 185 prisoners of war each

Ukraine, Oct 2: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war each on Thursday, Moscow and Kyiv said, the latest

Trump administration freezes 26 bln USD for Democratic states

Washington DC, Oct 2: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday froze 26 billion U.S. dollars for Democratic-led states on

Philippines Quake Death Toll Rises to 72, with 294 Injured

Manila, Oct 2: The death toll from the Cebu earthquake that struck the cities of Bogo and Cebu in the

Six countries urge dialogue in protest-hit Madagascar

Antananarivo, Oct 2: Six foreign embassies and the European Union delegation on Thursday called for “constructive dialogue” in Madagascar where

Trump’s Beggar-the-Poor Remittance Tax

The Trump administration’s remittance tax is only the latest in a series of punitive US measures aimed at the developing