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Asia PacificThai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour Chayut Setboonsarng 1/2 A Myanmar migrant worker passes his time near his room as he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown measures after more than a thousand COVID-19 cases were detected in the workers dormitory in Bangkok, Thailand May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Read More A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in Ind...

TechnologyChiles Codelco strikes deal with Microsoft to extend automation at its copper mines Reuters 2 minute read A worker monitors a process at the Codelco Ventanas copper smelter in Ventanas, Chile, January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo Chiles Codelco, the worlds largest copper producer, said on Monday it had struck a deal with tech giant Microsoft to fast-track the digitization of its sprawling mining operations, helping it extend automation and improve analytics. The joint p...

EnergyMiner ENRC rounds on UKs SFO, Dechert in London court battle Kirstin Ridley 3 minute read ENRC, a Kazakh mining company at the centre of one of Britains longest corruption investigations, on Monday opens its case against its former lawyer and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), seeking damages over allegations of serious wrongdoing. In a highly anticipated London High Court trial, Eurasian Natural Resources Company (ENRC) alleges that law firm Dechert and its former partner, Neil Gerrard -...

Conservative Ecuadorean president Guillermo Lasso took office on Monday promising to revive an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic and create jobs for a population weary from years of painful austerity measures.

EnergyCzech govt ready to talk about Turow mine with Poland -minister Reuters 2 minute read The Czech government is ready to talk with Poland about the Turow lignite mine, where the Czech side wanted mining to stop, Environment Minister Richard Brabec said on Monday. The Court of Justice of the European Union said last week that Poland must immediately stop mining lignite coal at the Turow mine operated by state-run PGE (PGE.WA). "We are ready for talks, we have been saying it for several years...

Chinese steel prices are expected to stabilise as demand softens in the near term and a round of government inspections aims to stop speculation and irregularities, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said on Monday.

EnergyChinese regulators warn metals firms to maintain good market order Reuters 3 minute read Chinas government watchdogs warned industrial metals companies to maintain "normal market order" during talks on significant gains in metals prices this year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday. The NDRC, Chinas top economic planner, along with the industry ministry, state-owned assets regulator, markets regulator and securities regulator, held the talks on Sunday wit...

EnergyLiberty Steel to sell UK assets, in talks with Credit Suisse Reuters 2 minute read The Liberty Steel flag flies over the steel plant in Dalzell, Scotland, Britain April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo Tycoon Sanjeev Guptas Liberty Steel Group said on Monday it would sell several UK assets and was holding talks with Credit Suisse about a standstill deal for its Australian unit after the collapse of Libertys key lender Greensill Capital. Guptas family conglomerate had been seekin...

There are still two challengers waiting to be unveiled for the Fighters Pass Vol. 2. It's extremely likely that at least one of these new characters are slated to be revealed at E3 2021 considering that Nintendo has confirmed ...

Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, sending panicked residents of the nearby city of Goma fleeing, although a volcanologist said the city did not appear to be in danger.