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Gas-fired power plant capacity to jump 20% in 2030, led by Asia

April 16, 2025

Rio Tinto ups its lithium bet with $900m investment in Chilean JV
SYDNEY — Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will invest $900 million in a joint venture with Chilean state-owned Codelco, expanding its lithium interests despite a protracted slump in prices for the key battery metal. Rio said on Tuesday that the brine project in Salar de Maricunga, in Chile’s lithium-rich Atacama Desert salt flats, is in…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago after mayor’s remarks about hiring Black officials
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said Monday that it was opening an investigation into the city of Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comments Sunday highlighting prominent Black officials in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote in a letter to Johnson posted on X that she had “authorized an investigation” into whether Chicago is…
More than 30 million under severe weather alerts
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CATL shares jump 12.5% in Hong Kong debut
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Shares of Contempor Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, rose in their trading debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Tuesday, after the Chinese electric vehicle battery maker raised 35.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($4.6 billion) in the world’s largest share offering so far this year. CATL’s shares began trading at HK$296…
FBI leaders under pressure from MAGA voters to act on their corruption claims
For years, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino have said the Biden administration and corrupt “deep state” actors “weaponized” the FBI against Donald Trump. They accused the bureau of covering up what it knew about pipe bombs placed before the Jan. 6 attack. They suggested that FBI operatives helped ignite the Capitol riot. They said FBI…
EU arms makers seek Southeast Asian partners amid China-US rivalry
HAMBURG, Germany — While Pakistan’s claim that its Chinese-manufactured fighter aircraft shot down India’s French-made jets earlier this month shone a spotlight on China’s capabilities, an Indonesian Navy crew was undergoing final training at an Italian shipyard owned by one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, Fincantieri. Amid debate over the superiority of Chinese weaponry, Indonesian…
Senate advances a major crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday on a bipartisan vote two weeks after every Senate Democrat united to block it. The procedural vote on the GENIUS Act — which would establish the first regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar —…
Fourth New Orleans jail escapee captured as manhunt for 6 others continues
A fourth inmate in a group of 10 who escaped from New Orleans’ main jail on Friday has been captured, Louisiana State Police said Monday. G C. Price, 21, was found in New Orleans, the agency said in a statement. He is charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bond as he awaited…