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Richest lithium nation risks being left behind in tesla-led boom

  Bloomberg The electric-car revolution is here and Chile is looking to ramp up production of the lithium the industry needs for batteries. Or it would be, but for a bitter dispute between the government and the former son-in-law of a military dictator. After Chile’s government moved to withdraw its license to exploit one of the world’s largest deposits, Soc. ...

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US mogul Redstone ousts Viacom chief

  New York / AFP Media mogul Sumner Redstone has ousted the head of Viacom from a trust with the power to take over his business interests, putting his daughter in position to control his $40 bn empire, a source close to the matter told AFP. Redstone, 92, is the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS whose failing health has set ...

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Leaving Europe is a risk UK should avoid

  The British electorate does not need Americans to tell them how to vote in the June 23 referendum, and I wouldn’t dare try. I have always had great admiration for the British people — and great respect for the country’s democratic traditions. But from across the Atlantic, we Yanks are watching the campaign closely — and many of us ...

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