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Mining

In the new scramble for Africa’s resources, Europe tries to right old wrongs

BRUSSELS — When the colonial governments of Belgium and Portugal ordered the construction of a railway connecting oil- and mineral-rich regions in the African interior to the Atlantic, their primary objective was

Putin wants Russia to muscle in on rare earths race

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to develop a roadmap for mining rare earth metals, as Moscow seeks to join the global race for the strategically vital resources. Putin called

China tightens its rare earth choke hold on Europe 

BRUSSELS — As Beijing further weaponizes its control over the flow of minerals that Western countries need for their green, defense and digital ambitions, Europe has to face an uncomfortable truth: It

Europe’s new magnet plant: A silver bullet for industry, climate and geopolitics? 

NARVA, Estonia — Right on the Russian border, Europe’s first commercial-scale rare-earth magnet factory is starting to supply automotive and green tech customers from a forgotten corner of Estonia. The project represents

European businesses barely use AI. Brussels wants to fix that.

BRUSSELS — The EU says it has a new problem when it comes to artificial intelligence: Companies are not using it. As Europe struggles to counter America’s overwhelming dominance in the artificial

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