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Bolivia signs lithium production deals with Russian, Chinese companies
Bolivia’s state-owned company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) Thursday signed two separate agreements whereby Chinese and Russian companies will invest over US$1.4 billion to build two industrial complexes for the production of lithium carbonate, it was reported in La Paz. China’s Citic Guoan and Russia’s Uranium One Group — both with a major government stake…
SpaceX launches Japanese robotic lander and NASA ice mapper to the moon
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American Corporate Elites Pay $2,000 a Head to Dine With China’s Xi Jinping
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