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Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists

Businesses want to trawl for nickel, manganese and cobalt to build electric cars and windfarms

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023

John Lynch details why 49ers ‘went really hard’ after Javon Hargrave

STANFORD, Calif. — Fifteen years ago, the 49ers opened free agency in grand fashion, whisking Justin Smith on a helicopter tour around the Bay Area before the defensive tackle downed beers all night with his future defensive coordinator.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Springsteen, Kaling, Louis-Dreyfus Among 22 Honored by Biden

President Joe Biden welcomed a high-wattage collection of singers, authors, artists and humanitarians to the White House on Tuesday to present them with medals — and then stole the show himself with a quip about seeking reelection. Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling and Gladys Knight were among the 22…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

WAWONII, Indonesia: Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

OPINION - Don’t be like a Premier League footballer on International Women’s Day

A nickel’s worth of free advice for all PRs working with men’s sports teams eager to create some wholesome content for International Women’s Day: if you ask the players to name the woman who has inspired them most in their life, for goodness sake encourage them to say someone other…

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023

Southeast Asia the ‘new China’ for supply chains: business group

ASEAN Business Advisory Council chairperson Arsjad Rasjid says region should be ‘supply chain of the world’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023

London Metal Exchange faces probe into $4 billion chaos in nickel market

The price spike of 250% last March led to cancelled trades and the first suspension of dealing in decades

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

Hunting for the Browns’ next nickel at the NFL Scouting Combine

The Browns need a nickel cornerback, so I went hunting for one at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 2, 2023

Oman to Offer Offshore Oil, Gas Concessions this Year

Oman is in the preparation process to offer a new batch of oil and gas concession areas by the end of the first quarter of 2023, the energy ministry said in a tweet on Thursday. While the first batch will target onshore blocks, the Gulf-state will also offer offshore oil…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023

Indonesia on value-adding crusade

The value of Indonesia’s nickel exports surged tenfold in five years after it forced buyers to set up refineries in the country. Now Southeast Asia’s biggest economy plans to use that blueprint to vault nto the ranks of higher-income economies by processing everything from copper to fish.

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2023