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ChinaChina April crude steel output hits record despite production controls Min ZhangShivani Singh 2 minute read Employees work at a factory of Dongbei Special Steel Group Co. Ltd. in Dalian, Liaoning province March 16, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily Chinas crude steel output hit an all-time high in April, despite the governments pledge to curb annual production to reduce pollution as well as increasing costs from raw materials. With mills cranking up production fuelled by strong profits, the world...

EnergyJapan refiners to sell assets, rush reform as pandemic dents demand Yuka Obayashi 4 minute read JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corps refinery is pictured in Yokohama, Japan February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japanese refiners plan to sell assets and speed structural reform and overseas expansion as fuel demand is expected to fall at a faster pace due to a prolonged impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and an accelerating global decarbonisation trend. The dual headwinds of the pandemic and stro...

AfricaSenegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques Christophe PerreNellie Peyton 1/6 A worker carries a newly made brick at the Elementerre factory in Mbour, Senegal May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Read More Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform grey. In one site, however, a building stands out - the bricks the workers are laying are made of raw, red earth. Concr...

AfricaArms deal graft trial against S.African ex-president Zuma adjourned to May 26 Reuters 1/3 South Africas former President Jacob Zuma, who is facing fraud and corruption charges, speaks with a member of his legal team at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward Read More A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal was adjourned on Monday to May 26, and his defence ...

AfricaSouth32 expects loss of up to $175 mln from S.African coal unit sale Reuters 2 minute read Australian miner South32 Ltd (S32.AX) said it was expecting to book a loss of up $175 million from the sale of its South African thermal coal assets, which was finalised with mining group Seriti Resources on Monday. The deal would allow South32 to reorganise its business by exiting energy coal at a time when many banks and insurers are scaling back financing for the sector because of global warming ...

Diamond and uranium producer Namibia said on Wednesday that locals who own mineral exploration licences will no longer be able to sell out to foreigners, in a move aimed at curtailing speculation in the sector.

AmericasChileans urged to make voices heard on rewriting of constitution Aislinn Laing 1/4 A woman waits to vote during local and constitutional convention elections, in Valparaiso, Chile May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido Read More Chileans were urged on Sunday to follow through on their call for a new constitution as voting to pick the architects of the charter entered a second day amid concerns about low turn-out, particularly in the countrys more marginalized areas. Observers around the ...

China has punished more than 2,500 firms and detained 95 people after a state inspection campaign across eight provinces turned up instances of illegal quarrying and wetland encroachments among others, the environment ministry said.

Read More German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected demands to bring forward an exit date for ending coal generation in Germany, currently set at 2038. read more "Those affected need some reliability on the path to climate neutrality," Merkel said. "I dont want to unravel this again after one year." Climate activists say that without an earlier coal phase-out, the more ambitious climate protection targets which Merkels government just agreed on cannot be achieved. read more The dr...

AfricaZimbabwe court rules chief justices tenure extension is invalid Macdonald Dzirutwe 1/2 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa talks to the Chief Justice Luke Malaba during the swearing in ceremony of the countrys vice presidents at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Read More Zimbabwes High Court dealt a blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday, ruling his decision to extend Chief Justice Luke Malabas tenure by five years was invalid ...