Copper is a crucial metal, and it has played an extremely vital role in commencing industrial development over the past 150 years. Geoscience Australia, by the Australian Government, points out that Thomas Edison invented the first electric light in 1878 with the help of copper that carried current to it. Similarly, Alexander Graham Bell also […]
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Sudanese say US pressure was key to reaching transition deal
The power-sharing agreement reached between Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters last week came after the United States and its Arab allies applied intense pressure on both sides amid fears a prolonged crisis could tip the country into civil war, activists and officials said. The agreement, which raised hopes of a democratic transition following the military […]
Arab states support Sudan transition, want stability: UAE minister
The UAE said Wednesday it supported an “orderly” transition in Sudan where military leaders who toppled veteran president Omar al-Bashir are locked in a standoff with protesters demanding civilian rule. The United Arab Emirates, along with its Gulf ally Saudi Arabia, had provided an economic lifeline to Bashir’s regime after it broke ranks with their […]