July 9, 2026
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Export ban sparks rush to process lithium in Zimbabwe
E Zimbabwe’s ban on raw lithium exports is forcing Chinese miners to rethink their strategy, speeding up plans to process the metal locally instead of… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks
Z Sparks fly and metal groans in a cavernous workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad, where Pakistani artist Ehtisham Jadoon fuses discarded car parts into… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Where are Southeast Asia’s data centres?
A New data centres are springing up worldwide as demand soars for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, with Asia one of the sector’s fastest growing… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Where AI lives: Southeast Asia’s data centre boom
M Nonstop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
‘American Idol’ Gives ABC a Ratings Win With Best Performance Since Season Premiere
E ABC is singing a happy tune as Monday’s ratings roll in. The network’s decision to move American Idol from Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
‘Swamp People’: Ronnie Adams Suffers Devastating Eye Injury While on Gator Hunt
S The heat was on in more ways than one during the February 25 episode of History Channel’s Swamp People. Scorching temperatures in the Louisiana… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Kyiv residents pool together for solar panels and batteries amid Russian strikes
M When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared. Following… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
US eases Cuba oil embargo but demands ‘dramatic’ change
S The United States on Wednesday eased an oil embargo on Cuba but Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the island to change “dramatically,”… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Australian PM sorry after saying sexual assault survivor ‘difficult’
A Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised for any “misinterpretation” Thursday after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as “difficult”.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
DR Congo sanctuary resists bloody forest sell-off
C The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a scramble for… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close