China's rare earth producers report strong first-half profit surges, driven by AI supply chain expansion and hardware demand, despite Beijing's use of the minerals as trade leverage.
A breakaway Bitcoin fork implementing the controversial BIP-110 proposal stalled after producing just two blocks in eight hours, as 99.85% of hash power remained with the main network following a chain split over the weekend.
Nihon Hidankyo criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government for undermining Japan's pacifist constitution and non-nuclear policy in a statement marking its 70th anniversary.
A federal informant allegedly double-crossed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigators by leaking sensitive intel regarding the search for two missing baby giraffes from the Natural Bridge Zoo in Virginia.
A man in Khammam, India, reported his wife and her alleged lover to police after discovering chat messages plotting to murder him and stage it as a road accident. Both suspects are absconding.
Gina Rinehart's company, Hancock Prospecting, has slammed the ABC Ombudsman after it ruled that a 'Race Around the World' episode featuring a violent satirical attack on Mrs Rinehart did not breach editorial standards.
The US announced critical minerals agreements and $2 billion in mining investments on Friday to reduce reliance on foreign nations for strategic materials, amid competition with China.
Spain's Río Tinto features striking red waters and high acidity caused by ancient geology, extremophile microbes, and thousands of years of mining, serving as a key research site for NASA.
The ACCC has launched an inquiry into misleading food labelling following a Four Corners investigation that uncovered false origin claims, adulterated spices, and mislabeled seafood and eggs.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung criticized the Hong Kong Journalists Association, stating it lacks mainstream media representation and legitimacy.
American Bitcoin mined 932 BTC and posted $67.015M in Q2 revenue, but first-half cash flows reveal heavy reliance on $144.088M in ATM share sales to fund operations and acquisitions.
TeraWulf reported a 73% drop in Q2 Bitcoin-mining revenue as high-performance computing and AI leases grew to 71% of sales. The company posted a $940.8 million net loss largely due to warrant liabilities while advancing major data center projects.
Cardinal Pedro Barreto has hailed a $150m out-of-court settlement for 1,373 Peruvians poisoned by lead emissions from a smelter operated by the US-based Doe Run Company, concluding a 19-year legal battle.
Western Australia's government will maintain its ban on uranium mining, rejecting pressure from industry advocates and a recent export deal with India, Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli confirmed.
Iran and Oman continue negotiations for a new safe shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, balancing sovereignty and security interests, with outcomes pending.
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer signed a 16-year lease valued at up to $4.7 billion to provide 121 megawatts of IT capacity for AI workloads at its data center in Tydal, Norway, to a Volta Infra subsidiary.
Australian authorities are investigating an anti-weapons protest and vandalism at Melbourne's Lovitt Technologies as a potential terrorist act linked to far-left extremists, with suspects facing possible life imprisonment.
American Bitcoin closed June with 8,002 BTC, pledging 3,090 BTC to Bitmain for mining equipment while reporting a $57.2 million Q2 GAAP loss and $33.6 million in net equity proceeds.
Poolin Technology and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposing $52 million in asset sales for West Texas mining sites. The move impacts roughly 11,700 wallet holders holding IOUs from a 2022 liquidity crisis, awaiting recovery allocations.
At the murder trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech, Matthew Caruana Galizia testified that his mother, Daphne Caruana Galizia, was investigating corruption involving Fenech and government officials before she was killed in a car bomb in October 2017.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed auctioning two massive seabed lease areas near American Samoa for mineral exploration, sparking environmental and local concerns.
The U.S. dropped misdemeanor charges against three people, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing a botched contractor installation rather than vandalism, contradicting President Trump's claim that vandals caused the harm.
A Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and suspended WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers, following a trial that examined 32 witnesses.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder once suffered severe dust storms from the 1890s mining era. In 1973, Julian Grill launched a dust abatement plan that created 3,500 hectares of forest and reserves. After 20 years, dust levels fell below national standards, and the town now enjoys green spaces and recreation areas.
