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In 2011, Mongolia’s best chance to make its mark on the world since Genghis Khan began operating: a giant copper mine built by Rio Tinto on the barren lands of the Gobi Desert.Today, the Mongolian government, which owns 34 per cent of the Oyu Tolgoi project, is engaging in what looks like a shakedown of a great Australian company.When the deal was struck, Rio Tinto agreed to cover Mongolia’s share of the $25 billion construction cost through a commercial loan.Thanks to budget blowouts the bill went up, while the mine almost singlehandedly remade the Mongolian economy as the electric-vehicle revolution…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → A tourist’s death at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park renewed concerns that visitors are ignoring safety barriers and entering dangerous, off-limits areas. → Disneyland may eliminate its 11 a.m. park-hopping restriction, allowing eligible guests to switch between parks at any time of day.→ A popular vacation destination doubled its visitor tax to as much as $17 per person, per night, as officials address overtourism concerns. Officials from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (pictured here) said a 33-year-old man died after entering a closed area. (USGS -M. Zoeller/Anadolu via Getty Images)Conversation starters→ A major airline…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emilia Van Der Beek, 9, reflected on navigating grief after the death of her father.James Van Der Beek died Feb. 11 after a courageous battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48.To honor what would have been his 49th birthday, Kimberly Van Der Beek shared a video their daughter recorded to post on social media. “As you all know probably now, my dad has passed away, but I’m just going to tell you little tips, or anything that helps you getting through anybody you love who’s passing,” the little one began.JAMES VAN…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia is planning to launch an open-source platform for artificial intelligence agents called ‘NemoClaw,’ tapping into the growing popularity of the AI tools, Wired reported Tuesday.Citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, the report said Nvidia has started pitching the product to enterprise software companies, seeking partnerships with Salesforce, Cisco, Google, Adobe, and CrowdStrike.Nvidia and its potential partners did not immediately respond to a request for comment.It remains unclear whether any official partnerships…
SEOUL: South Korea cannot stop Washington from redeploying some weapons stationed in the country, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday (Mar 10), after reports that US Patriot missile defence systems were being sent to the conflict in the Middle East. Reports on shifting key US military assets have sparked concern in Asia about the potential gaps in regional defences if Washington diverts ships and missiles currently used to deter military flexing by China and North Korea to other theatres.”It appears that there is controversy recently over US Forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air-defence weapons,…
Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoOne person has been killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain, as regional countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates intercept drones and missiles from Iran.A 29-year-old woman was killed and eight people injured when a residential building in Bahrain’s capital Manama was hit, the country’s Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe attack came after Bahrain’s Ministry of Health reported on Monday that two people, including several children, were wounded in an Iranian drone attack on the island of Sitra, south of Manama. Bahrain said late…
As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran overtakes the foreign policy debate in Washington, two Democratic governors with potential 2028 presidential aspirations — Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear — recently traveled to New Hampshire, introducing themselves to the state’s famously engaged voters. The two weighed in on the war and both criticized and questioned President Trump’s strategy and endgame. “If a president is going to take a country into war, and risk the lives of American troops and Americans in the region, he has to have a real justification and not one that seems to change every five to 10 hours,” Beshear…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The fate of 21 members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team remained uncertain Tuesday after five teammates were granted asylum in Australia, leaving the rest of the squad to decide whether to return to a country still reeling from war.The Iranian team arrived in Australia for the tournament before the U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran began on Feb. 28.An official roster lists 26 players, along with coaches and staff. While Australian authorities confirmed that five players were transported by federal police to a secure location overnight to finalize humanitarian visas, the remaining members…
The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers said Monday that there was no single, definitive cause of death. Rather, Dr. Matthew Orde said he identified multiple factors that probably contributed to Gray’s death in August 2015, adding the context in which the 33-year-old died was crucial to informing his conclusions.Orde told the public hearing into Gray’s death that he found it was most likely explained by cardiopulmonary arrest, complicated by police actions to restrain the man, who had shown signs of “acute behavioural disturbance” before he…
Horizon Minerals has turned more of its Phillips Find gold into cold hard cash, banking another $10 million in March from the project’s joint venture (JV) as the last of the mine’s toll-treatment campaigns wrapped up.Mining by the company’s JV partner, BML Ventures finished in late November last year, with two processing campaigns and all five toll-treatment runs now ticked off.In the final run, Horizon processed 127,043 tonnes grading 2.31 grams per tonne (g/t) gold at a nearby third-party mill, producing 9141 ounces at an impressive recovery rate of 96.9 per cent.Lower-grade ore sent through Focus Minerals’ Three Mile Hill…
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