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Critical Minerals: The New Oil of the 21st Century?
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Pakistan's Orange Line metro train project under CPEC completed
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Chinese delegation assures continuous assistance towards Sri Lanka’s development
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High-powered Chinese delegation to visit Colombo
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As consensus fails, Indian, Chinese soldiers battle minus 20-degree temperatures
Temperatures at critical mountain peaks and passes in the Himalayas along the disputed India-China border have dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius, presenting a fresh challenge to the thousands of troops deployed on both sides
