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  • Reuters

    INSIGHT-In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink

    Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses. Rebels who fought against junta troops in Myawaddy described a demoralised military that was unwilling to hold its ground. "We managed to seize three bases and control the area in a very short period of time," said Saw Kaw, a commander of a rebel unit involved in the battle for Myawaddy.

  • Reuters

    UPDATE 1-Chile's president says Codelco output to grow; touts investment climate

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric told a major copper industry conference on Wednesday he expects production at state-run miner Codelco to grow slowly this year and reach 1.7 million metric tons by 2030, and that he sees copper prices rising. "The Codelco production will rebound," he said, offering a vote of confidence for the country's top copper producer whose output last year hit a quarter-century low, at 1.325 million metric tons. At a time when global companies have raised concern about long approval times for new mines and expansions, he said Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is dedicated to speeding up the permitting process for mining projects.

  • The Santa Fe New Mexican

    Santa Fe County residents join national PFAS-related class action lawsuit

    Apr. 17—Through a recently filed class action lawsuit, Santa Fe County residents are poised to become involved in national litigation seeking accountability from the manufacturers of toxic chemicals that have polluted communities across the U.S. Santa Fe County found contamination of PFAS — a group of manmade chemicals linked to increased risk of kidney and testicular cancer, among other ...