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US and Japan sign trade deal on battery minerals for electric vehicles

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WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Japan on Tuesday announced a trade deal on battery minerals for electric vehicles that is essential to strengthening their battery supply chains and giving Japanese automakers wider access to a new $7,500 US EV tax credit. The swiftly negotiated agreement prohibits the two countries from imposing … Read more

Former US Marine may have been ‘lured’ from China for arrest by security services, lawyer says

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SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) – A former US Marine Corps pilot may have been “lured from China to Australia” ahead of his arrest by security forces, his lawyer said outside court on Monday after an extradition hearing in Sydney. Daniel Duggan, 54, is being extradited to the United States on charges of violating US law … Read more