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Japan Plans ‘World First’ Deep-sea Mineral Extraction

The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp.'s (JOGMEC) marine resources research vessel, Hakurei, is berthed at a pier in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The vessel started exploring the country's exclusive economic zone last month for cobalt-rich crusts and methane hydrate, which it hopes will become a promising energy source, state-owned JOGMEC said today.
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Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a […]

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Saudi Arabia Pledges $25 Bln Investment to Support Africa

A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya October 10, 2015. The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) tasked with the construction work at a cost of 3.8 billion U.S. dollars is due for completion in mid-2017. REUTERS/Noor Khamis - D1AERZDORFAA
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Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced ambitious plans to scale up its diplomatic and economic presence in Africa, aiming to boost its investments on the continent […]