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The ink had barely dried on the hard-fought deal struck at last year's United Nations climate conference in Glasgow when Beijing's backslide on pledges began.
The summit is likely to be virtual rather than in person, an EU official said.
Oil, grains rise; Palladium prices surge, gold climbs; Aluminium at record-high; Nickel up on Russian supply worries; Fears of food inflation as wheat, corn, edible oil prices rally
Oil giant BP says it will exit its Rosneft stake worth $25 billion. Meanwhile, leases on over half the 980 jets in Russia may be severed by foreign firms because of sanctions.
China boosted purchases for its oil reserves even as oil prices soared, despite US calls for a coordinated release of stocks to cool the market
The satellites will be mainly used for commercial remote sensing services, marine environment monitoring, forest fire prevention and disaster mitigation, the report said
Andrew Forrest says he wants to turn Fortescue Metals Group Ltd into the world's biggest green energy group after investing in Clarke Creek Project
Demand for neodymium and praseodymium, some of the most important minerals that Lynas mines, has soared in recent years as countries and companies try to tackle climate change
Tokyo also plans to quickly implement further steps to help curb rising prices of fuels such as petrol and kerosene amid soaring oil prices
Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange jumped 3.3% to $3,402 a tonne by 1700 GMT after touching a record of $3,480
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