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How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium
Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community me…
Centre-right CDU/CSU wins German election, say exit polls
Far-right Alternative for Germany records best result with close to 20 per cent of the vote
‘He doesn’t drink, smoke, party or gamble’: My boyfriend, 55, is perfect in many ways, but gets mad if I ask him to contribute
“My boyfriend stays at my house 80% of the time. I don’t even know how much he makes.”
"Resolute": Benjamin Hall on embracing the challenge of recovery
In 2022 the Fox News correspondent, covering the war in Ukraine, was critically wounded when his car was struck by Russ…
UK pledges £200mn for Grangemouth refinery
Investment comes amid growing pressure to ensure just transition for workers at Scottish facility
Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets
Hospitals, schools and prisons to be given food welfare targets that should benefit British growersLabour can expect ho…
Macron defines deadly knife attack in eastern France an 'Islamist terror act'
On Saturday, a 37-year-old Algerian national killed an elderly Portuguese man and injured five police officers with a k…
Bearing witness: Portraits of Holocaust survivors
Photographer Gillian Laub has been taking photos of as many Holocaust survivors as she can – models of courage, fortitu…
‘She’s still waiting by the phone’: My grandmother gave her life savings to a man she met online. What now?
“Up until the moment she was scammed, we considered her the wealthy one in our family.”
The Fed is stuck in neutral as it watches how Trump’s policies play out
With an abundance of unknowns, the only gear the central bank really can be in these days is neutral.
Germany: High turnout predicted for snap elections
German voters head to the polls on Sunday with the conservatives as the strong favorites after an intense campaign unde…
‘I’m a reluctant snowbird’: We’re in our 60s and own a $1 million home. Can we afford a $290K vacation home near our grandchildren?
“We have no debt and an investment portfolio of $3.3 million.”