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Canada Rare Earth enters into agreement to purchase a rare earth separation refinery situated in Laos

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Canada Rare Earth Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase 60% of the issued and outstanding shares of a company based in Laos. As a part of the transaction the refinery will become a core element in the Canada Rare Earth’s operations.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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According to the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, the number of companies that are part of Thailand’s electric vehicle industry has risen significantly since 2015, from 76 to 420 in 2019. The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly National Climatic Data Center analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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What’s more, the scale of the problem makes artificial intelligence a compelling part of the solution. At the 2021 Mine Action Innovation Conference in Geneva, we heard about a researcher named John Frucci at Oklahoma State University who directs the OSU Global Consortium for Explosive Hazard Mitigation.

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