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New laser crystals and fibers aim to reduce reliance on rare-earth imports
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New laser crystals and fibers aim to reduce reliance on rare-earth imports

Various oxide laser crystals with different active dopants (rare-earth elements and transition metals). Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Germany’s dependence on these critical raw materials became...

EU backs tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia, Belarus | Russia-Ukraine war News
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EU backs tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia, Belarus | Russia-Ukraine war News

European Parliament backs bill that will enact duties in July and gradually increase them over three years. The European Parliament has voted to...

Europe imports more Russian gas, aiding wartime economy, report finds | Russia-Ukraine war News
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Europe imports more Russian gas, aiding wartime economy, report finds | Russia-Ukraine war News

When addressing Congress for the first time as US president on March 4, Donald Trump said, “Europe has sadly spent more money buying...

Global trade war escalates as US tariffs on steel, aluminum imports launch | Donald Trump News
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Global trade war escalates as US tariffs on steel, aluminum imports launch | Donald Trump News

US duties on steel and aluminium draw swift retaliation from major trading partners. Tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the United...

Saudi Arabia to consider resuming Lebanon imports, lifting travel ban | Politics News
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Saudi Arabia to consider resuming Lebanon imports, lifting travel ban | Politics News

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits Riyadh in his first trip abroad since taking office in January. Saudi Arabia will review “obstacles” to resuming...

Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t
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Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings. How these are designed and built has a profound...

Trudeau says Canada will retaliate by imposing 25% tariffs on US imports | Donald Trump
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Trudeau says Canada will retaliate by imposing 25% tariffs on US imports | Donald Trump

NewsFeed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s been left with no option but to respond by imposing 25% tariffs on American imports...

US firms boost imports ahead of Trump tariffs | Donald Trump News
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US firms boost imports ahead of Trump tariffs | Donald Trump News

US imports from China finished the year strong after some companies stockpiled shipments of apparel, toys, furniture and electronics ahead of President-elect Donald...

What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic? | Sustainability News
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What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic? | Sustainability News

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the...