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Workers strike at world's biggest copper mine in Chile
Workers at the world's largest copper mine in Chile are striking after pay talks with Australian resources giant BHP fell apart, casting a shadow of uncertainty Wednesday over the market for the commodity. The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs up around five percent of the world's copper, a coveted metal used in everything from electrical wiring to rechargeable batteries.
Seoul authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products
Women's accessories sold by some of the world's most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday. Seoul authorities found sandals from Temu contained lead in the insoles at levels more than 11 times the permissible limit.
Asian markets extend gains as US inflation data boost rate hopes
Equities marched higher Wednesday after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month were boosted by data showing US wholesale prices rose less than forecast last month. That came after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates and the Fed indicated it would soon begin cutting.
Ligue 1 begins post-Mbappe era further weakened after TV rights fiasco
While France basks in the glow of the dazzling Paris Olympics, French football is trying to shake off a hangover from its own disastrous summer as the first Ligue 1 season of the post-Kylian Mbappe era begins this weekend. A year after the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Mbappe left Paris Saint-Germain too, signing for Real Madrid after eight and a half years in Ligue 1.
Londoners 'speed date' for the ideal housemate
"I'm a software engineer," says Josephine Wright, cocktail in hand, as she introduces herself to another woman at a bar in west London. Loud chatter and laughter is interspersed with the sound of cocktail shakers at work behind the bar.
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques. Some residents, many of them Indigenous, have used their savings from years of work on lithium plants to start their own companies, running transport for workers or starting small hotels.
France reports over 140 cyberattacks linked to Olympics
French authorities said on Tuesday that more than 140 cyberattacks were reported during the Paris Olympics, but none of them disrupted the competitions. During the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, organisers reported 450 million such operations, twice as many as during the 2012 London Olympics.
SpaceX plans first manned mission over Earth's poles
SpaceX is aiming to break new barriers in polar exploration with the first manned space mission over the Earth's poles -- a private flight commanded by a crypto entrepreneur later this year, the company said Tuesday.
New Google Pixel 9 phones flaunt AI capabilities
Google on Tuesday unveiled new Pixel 9 smartphones packed with artificial intelligence features meant to compete with Apple's iPhone. - AI gadgets galore - Along with new Pixel smartphones, Google unveiled new Pixel ear bud and smart watch models boasting AI features and synched to work smoothly together.
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