Canada taps mediator to craft deal to end strike at ports
Minister Seamus O’Regan said negotiators have made progress toward a deal to end a strike by dockworkers at some of Canada’s busiest ports.
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Russia, other BRICS nations planning new gold-backed currency
The Russian Embassy in Kenya declared that "the BRICS countries are planning to introduce a new trading currency, which will be backed by gold.”
Calibre on the front foot with third quarterly production record
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Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to make low-carbon alumina at Queensland refinery
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