Month: May 2022

Europe Aims to Reverse Dependence on China for Electric Battery Mineral

An obscure mountain in the remote far west of Spain could prove to be a game changer in the race to end the West’s dependence on China for a mineral that is key to the world’s future mobility. Valdeflores, just outside Caceres, a city of about 100,000 inhabitants in Extremadura, a region well off the tourist track, has been designated as the possible site for a lithium mine. If the plan is approved, it is estimated the site will provide enough of the mineral used in rechargeable batteries to power 400,000 Tesla Model 3 cars every year. Most important, there …

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«Світ більше не хвилює думка варварів і мародерів»: в ОП прокоментували заяви РФ, що Україна не має вступати в ЄС

Подоляк заявив про лицемірність Росії, чиї посадовці нині висловлюють заяви про те, що Україна не повинна бути не лише в НАТО, але й в ЄС …

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Через обстріл армією РФ евакуаційної колони з Херсонщини постраждали жінка і дитина – Вілкул

Голова військової адміністрації Кривого Рогу Олександр Вілкул повідомив, що через обстріл російськими військовими евакуаційної колони з Херсонщини постраждали жінка і дитина. «Надвечір стався ще один кричущий випадок нелюдяності орків. З артилерії було обстріляно мирну колону біженців, які виїжджали з Херсонської області, з боку Берислава. Орки їх зібрали вранці, тримали близько тисячі машин під палючим сонцем і почали випускати лише після обіду партіями по 200 машин, щоб прикрити пересування власної військової техніки. О 16:00 по мирній колоні, яка була вже на нашій підконтрольній території, в районі Білої Криниці, орки завдали підлого удару. Від розриву снарядів постраждали мирні люди, зокрема дитина 2011 …

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Finland’s Leaders Support Joining NATO

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin Thursday expressed their approval for joining NATO, a move that would complete a major policy shift for the country in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “NATO membership would strengthen Finland’s security. As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defense alliance,” they said in a joint statement. “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay. We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days.” The leaders said they came to their decision after allowing time for …

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Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 12

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 4:08 a.m.: Al Jazeera reports that the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is cutting its “sister city” ties with a host of Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. 3:33 a.m.: The Associated Press has the story of a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy who says Russian soldiers shot and killed his father and tried to kill him as well. His story comes out amid an investigation into possible war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine. 3:17 a.m.: Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto …

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‘This Tears My Soul Apart’: A Ukrainian Boy and a Killing

As he listened to his father die, the boy lay still on the asphalt. His elbow burned where a bullet had pierced him. His thumb stung from being grazed. Another killing was in progress on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew. Many have been shot in the head. Fourteen-year-old Yura Nechyporenko was about to become one of them. Survivors have described soldiers firing guns near their feet or threatening them with grenades, only to be drawn away by a …

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