A Perth-based miner that holds a majority stake in a disputed lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed that a deal between the Congolese government and U.S. company KoBold Metals breaches an existing international arbitration order. Bezos-Backed KoBold in Dispute Over Major African Lithium Mine
A Perth-based miner that holds a majority stake in a disputed lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed that a deal between the Congolese government and U.S. company KoBold Metals breaches an existing international arbitration order. 
The State Department confirmed to NTD that a U.S. Commerce Department employee is trapped in China. The employee is the first known U.S. federal worker caught in Beijing’s exit ban, and the third foreigner reportedly blocked in just one week. China is