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A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminium floods
2+ week, 6+ day ago (787+ words) Western governments, currently ploughing tens of billions of dollars into critical minerals in an effort to break their reliance on China, could look to history to see how well-intentioned efforts to prop up commodity sectors can backfire. As efforts to…...
Over a hundred feel tremors in HK after magnitude 5. 2 quake hits Guangxi: Observatory
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (107+ words) The Standard (HK) More than a hundred residents in Hong Kong reported feeling the tremor, which lasted a few seconds after a magnitude 5. 2 earthquake struck Guangxi, China, at 9. 44pm on Monday, according to the Observatory. The quake's epicenter is roughly 200 kilometers…...
5. 2-magnitude earthquake strikes Guangxi, tremor felt in HK
4+ week, 1+ day ago (105+ words) The Standard (HK) A 5. 2-magnitude earthquake struck Guangxi, China at 12. 21am on Monday, with tremors felt in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The epicentre was located about 190 kilometres north-northeast of Nanning (about 550 kilometres west-northwest of Hong Kong), with a…...
Indonesia rescuers search for hikers killed in volcanic eruption
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (370+ words) Indonesian rescuers resumed the search Saturday for the bodies of three hikers killed in a volcanic eruption in a seismically active no-go zone, officials said. Mount Dukono on Halmahera island erupted Friday morning, sending an ash cloud 10 kilometres (six miles)…...
Magnitude 5. 9 earthquake strikes off Mindanao, Philippines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) The Standard (HK) Magnitude 5. 9 earthquake strikes off Mindanao, Philippines A magnitude 5. 9 earthquake struck near Mindanao in the southern Philippines at 11. 35pm local time on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The epicenter was located in the Mindanao region…...
Magnitude 6. 1 earthquake strikes off Taiwan coast; no immediate damage reported
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) A magnitude 6. 1 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Taiwan on Friday evening, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), with tremors felt across a wide area of the island. The earthquake occurred at 8. 39pm local time. Fortunately, there were no…...
CUHK joint study reveals Moon volcanoes continue to exhale for years after erupting
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) A joint study by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reveals that Moon volcanoes continue to exhale for years after erupting, offering new pathways to explore lunar evolution. The research team…...
Japan detects 80cm tsunami waves as 7. 5-magnitude quake hits northeastern coast, shakes Tokyo
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) A magnitude 7. 5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, as authorities urged residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (9. 84 ft) were expected. The biggest waves were forecast to hit Iwate…...
7. 4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued: JMA
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (82+ words) The Standard (HK) 7. 4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued: JMA A strong 7. 4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet). The quake hit at…...
EU and US near critical minerals deal to combat Chinese control, Bloomberg News reports
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (176+ words) The European Union and Washington are closing in on an agreement to coordinate on producing and securing critical minerals, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The potential deal would include incentives such as minimum price guarantees that could favour non-Chinese suppliers,…...