Tag: Bam

In Siberia, a copper mine hopes to become a global energy pivot

by Andrea PALASCIANO Agence France-Presse UDOKAN, Russia (AFP) – In 1949, a Soviet expedition in Siberia was looking for uranium to supply the national nuclear arsenal when it stumbled on a vast deposit of copper. More than 70 years later, a mining complex in Russia’s Far East between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean is finally due to launch operations next year. With copper key to the world’s energy transition away from carbon, the hope […]

Bam Aquino files COC to seek reelection; HR lawyer Diokno also files COC under LP

  (Eagle News) – Senator Bam Aquino is seeking re-election under the opposition Liberal Party as he filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Manila. Aquino is seeking his second term as senator. On Tuesday, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno also filed his certificate of candidacy as a senatorial bet also under the opposition Liberal Party. Diokno served as chairman of the […]