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Asian markets rebound to track Wall St up as China cuts rates
Asian markets rebound to track Wall St up as China cuts rates
by  AFP

Asian markets rose Tuesday as investor sentiment returned following the previous day's US rating-fuelled losses, with sentiment also boosted after China cut interest rates to historic lows. Both rates were last cut in October to what were then record lows.

India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report
India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report
by  AFP

India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday. Meanwhile India, which targets carbon neutrality only by 2070, plans to massively expand domestic capacity.

Rio Tinto invests in major Chilean lithium project
Rio Tinto invests in major Chilean lithium project
by  AFP

Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco announced a partnership on Monday with British-Australian miner Rio Tinto to extract lithium from a salt flat that contains the world's second-biggest deposits of the prized metal.

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