For a long time, most of the world’s lithium was produced by an oligopoly of US-listed producers. However, the…
An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as…
When I consider the equity markets from a macro perspective, I begin with the analysis of the price of…
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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted…
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This 1,000-mile river suffered decades of oil spills. Now it’s a legal person, things could change
In the year 2000, over 5,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from a barge into the Marañón River, which…
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Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more…
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The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of…
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“One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.” He’s a fisherman by trade, born and raised in the…
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It was unexpected, barely implemented and not even extended. But the Kremlin’s hopelessly short-lived Easter truce was aimed directly…