A spike in worldwide demand for critical minerals, including lithium, is being driven by the ever-expanding energy industry, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported this week. According to its Critical Minerals Market Review, the period between 2017 and 2022 saw a “tripling in overall demand for lithium, a 70% jump in demand for cobalt, and…

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The ongoing conflict is not a “walk in the park,” but Russia will prevail in it, the former space boss turned military adviser says Ukrainian propaganda amounts to “zombification” of the country’s population, the ex-head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, believes. The former top official is now leading a volunteer unit dubbed…