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At least one person was killed during protests against evictions near Barrick Gold Corp's Kibali gold mine in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo last week, the local governor's office said on Monday.

China's state planner on Monday said it has urged coal companies to strictly perform their contractual obligations as it continues to take measures to boost supplies and steady soaring prices.

Production costs at Chinese steel mill have increased, especially at electric arc furnaces, because of recent power rationing and government demands for energy consumption cuts, the country's steel association said on Monday.

Brazil plans to bring forward its goal of ending illegal deforestation by two or three years, Vice-President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday, six days before a global climate conference.

Replacing traditional concrete-heavy infrastructure with green alternatives such as mangroves to help stem rising seas is a cost-effective strategy that could save $248 billion a year while combating climate change, researchers said on Monday.

India's JSW Steel said on Monday it was investing some $20 million to set up a steel plant in Jammu and Kashmir – the second major spending announcement in as many weeks, as the Indian government pushes for development in the disputed region.

China said on Monday it will investigate energy price index providers as it urged coal industry participants to "strictly" meet contractual obligations in its latest bid to tame prices that have hit record highs, pushing thermal coal futures lower.

French mining group Eramet on Monday raised its target for full-year core earnings after strong quarterly sales but warned that pandemic-related disruption in New Caledonia had exacerbated the difficulties of its nickel business there.

Exxon Mobil Corp is pursuing carbon capture storage (CCS) hubs across Asia and has started talks with some countries with potential storage options for carbon dioxide, the company's head of low carbon solutions said on Monday.

Peru's opposition-led Congress pushed back a confirmation vote on the country's new Cabinet until next Thursday, in order to mourn the death of a lawmaker who suddenly died on Monday.