South Sudan peace deal faces trust deficit

An agreement to share power is a significant breakthrough, but hinges on trust between warring parties

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Australian push on India ties likely, but with hurdles

India and Australia could be valuable partners but Delhi and Canberra have some differing priorities

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Cobalt supply is unusually concentrated and recycling innovation will take years, prompting automakers to reduce usage

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The administration will soon need to nominate a permanent head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Public outrage over water decrees points to looming challenges for Mexico’s president-elect

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Recent mining reforms will do little to improve competitiveness in a key sector suffering from global and domestic woes

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Industry prospects are promising, but structural impediments and corruption risks remain

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OPEC members and Russia have agreed to aim to raise oil output by 1 million barrels per day

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The federal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline project to finish it and break a bottleneck

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Governments and firms are seriously examining the potential for a space economy based on resources from asteroids

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