The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral ...

When Putin’s people were at an Antarctic fisheries meeting, helping Beijing shred a historic krill agreement, his top polar ...

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Chile surpassed France in the top five exporters of still wine in the reporting period, while South Africa was ranked sixth ...

South Africa has voted for a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia respect Ukraine's territorial territory — but ...

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South Africa's rand strengthened on Monday after soft U.S. data and ahead of a data-packed week, as investors shrugged off ...

South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian ...

JOHANNESBURG — Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where ...