CATL taps outside suppliers for lithium ore as flagship mine stays closed

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s CATL has placed orders with external suppliers for lithium ore in November, sources say, as the battery giant seeks alternative feedstock while its flagship Jianxiawo mine is closed. A CATL subsidiary and joint venture producing lithium carbonate in Yichun, near where the mine is located, made the orders with traders earlier this …

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Nigeria says U.S. help against Islamist insurgents must respect its sovereignty

By Camillus Eboh and MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill-treatment of Christians in the West African country. Trump said …

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, USGS says

(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake hit at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) and its epicenter was 22.5 km from a town called Khulm, which has a population of nearly 65,000, according to USGS. The country’s national disaster management …

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EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the future, if it becomes clear countries’ forests are not absorbing enough CO2 emissions to meet the goal, a draft EU compromise proposal showed. EU countries are attempting to approve their new 2040 climate target …

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Cricket-India win maiden Women’s World Cup title after Verma-Sharma show

NAVI MUMBAI, India (Reuters) -India’s agonising wait for a maiden Women’s World Cup title finally came to an end as Harmanpreet Kaur and her teary-eyed teammates clinched the trophy by beating South Africa in a dramatic final at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday. Their 52-run victory before a full house was the perfect culmination …

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Un sismo de magnitud 6,3 sacude la región afgana del Hindu Kush, dice GFZ

3 nov (Reuters) -Un sismo de magnitud 6,3 sacudió el lunes la región afgana del Hindu Kush, informó el Centro Alemán de Investigación en Geociencias (GFZ). El sismo se produjo a una profundidad de 10 km, según el GFZ. (Reporte de Angela Christy en Bengaluru; Editado en Español por Ricardo Figueroa)

EEUU no planea explosiones nucleares por el momento, dice secretario de Energía

WASHINGTON, 2 nov (Reuters) -Las pruebas de armas nucleares ordenadas por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, no implicarán explosiones nucleares por el momento, dijo el domingo el secretario de Energía, Chris Wright. “Creo que las pruebas de las que estamos hablando en este momento son pruebas de sistemas”, dijo Wright en una entrevista …

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