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Ukraine's earth riches are rare and difficult to reach
Ukraine's soils hold some five percent of the world's mineral resources, which is what US President Donald Trump is anxious to secure, but not all of them are yet exploited -- or maybe even exploitable, according to experts. Trump has particularly declared he wants rare earths and demanded an accord on getting minerals in return for US aid for Ukraine to fight its war with Russia.
Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches. The Cook Islands has licensed three companies to explore the seabed for nodules rich in metals such as nickel and cobalt, which are used in electric car batteries.
On $15 a month, Venezuela's teachers live hand to mouth
With a monthly salary of $15, a teacher in Venezuela earns nowhere near enough to cover their basic food necessities, never mind rent or medicine. A basket of food essentials for a family of four in Venezuela costs about $500 a month, 33 times the salary of a teacher -- a profession that has historically been underpaid, but never as little as now.
Porn stars: Oscar favorite 'Anora' gets sex work right
For a film about sex work to win an Oscar is rare. "The sex work industry as a whole is really skeptical of any film having to do with sex work," says Calvert.
Tinubu’s govt announces date to scrap visa-on-arrival policy, “It’s Never Done Anywhere”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has announced plan to stop its visa-on-arrival policy for visitors coming into the country from April, 2025.
Bandit’s death: Notorious terrorist Bello Turji fights back, imposes N22m levy on Sokoto villages
Notorious bandit leader, Bello Kachallah Turji, has responded to the killing of one of his men in a military operation in the Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto state.
AP sues White House officials over denial of access
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against three White House officials on Friday after the news agency was barred from some of US President Donald Trump's events. The White House Correspondents' Association has called AP's exclusion from Trump events "outrageous."
MKO’s daughter reacts as Babangida finally admits Abiola won 1993 election after 32 years
Hafsat Abiola-Costello has reacted to former military leader Ibrahim Babangida confession that her late father MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993, election.
“Their ancestors were brought here”: Rare photo of Yoruba village in Port of Spain surfaces
A new image of Yoruba Village in Port of Spain has surfaced. The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
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