US slashes estimate of Vietnam's rare earth reserves
HANOI — The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has significantly revised down its estimate of Vietnam's rare earth reserves to 3.5 million metric tonnes from 22 million tonnes, a change that if verified could affect the country's ambitions to be a rare earths powerhouse.

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Meet ‘Pink&, the new face of human evolution in Europe
PARIS - Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed &Pink& discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said on Wednesday.

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Trump administration unveils sweeping environment rollbacks
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways.

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'Very broad consensus' emerging among Europeans on Ukraine: France
PARIS - A "very broad consensus" is emerging among European nations on boosting Ukraine's long-term security through the Ukrainian armed forces, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday after a meeting of Europe's five key defence powers in Paris.

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Argentine football fans, protesters clash with police at pensions march
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during an anti-austerity march by pensioners in Buenos Aires.

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Pakistani militants claim 50 hostages killed
QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan militants said on Wednesday that they had killed 50 hostages after hijacking a train that was carrying more than 400 passengers.

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