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The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has shone a stark light on existing supply shortages for vital metals for lithium ion batteries, the dominant chemistry in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Even prior to sanctions against Russia, a key supplier of nickel, prices for the metal have been steadily rising. Since nickel…Continue Reading

A former General Motors manager was indicted with conspiracy to commit bribery after allegedly accepting $3.4 million from an international parts supplier. Hyoung Nam So, 46, who goes by Brian So, was a global purchasing and supply chain manager at GM who oversaw parts used to build interiors of North American vehicles. In October 2015,…Continue Reading

Shares of Volta Inc. plunged to all-time lows after the electric-vehicle charging company announced the abrupt departures of two of its top executives, both of them founders of the firm. The resignations of CEO Scott Mercer and President Chris Wendel came a week after the San Francisco-based firm postponed reporting its latest quarterly earnings, although…Continue Reading

Prince William and Kate Middleton boarded a plane back to the United Kingdom on Saturday night, wrapping up an eight-day tour of the Caribbean laden with protests and talks of realms moving toward republicanism and replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state. The tour spurred discussions about the future of royal visits and what exactly…Continue Reading

Three Ukrainian peace negotiators showed signs of poisoning after meeting their Russian counterparts earlier this month, including Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has been enlisted to facilitate discussions.Sources told The Wall Street Journal that members of the group developed red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands soon after…Continue Reading

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools meet with Pope Francis starting Monday in hopes of securing a papal apology for abuses committed against them by Catholic priests and school workers.The meetings, postponed from December because of the pandemic, are part of the Canadian church and…Continue Reading

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.The statement suggests North Korea might perform additional launches or even test a nuclear device soon as it pushes to…Continue Reading