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Claudel bronze sculpture goes for $3 mn at France auction
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» ORLéANS (FRANCE) - A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million.
Chile workers end strike at world's largest copper producer
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, called off an open-ended strike Thursday after reaching agreement with the government.
Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, launched an open- ended strike Wednesday to protest the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.
Workers strike at world's largest copper producer, Chile's Codelco
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, went on an "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, unions said, protesting the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.
US Navy boosts monitoring of subs after falsified steel tests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Navy has stepped up monitoring of its submarines after a former metallurgist for a company that supplied steel for the vessels was found to have falsified test results.
Taiwan chip giant TSMC to build $12bn US plant
AFP, Published on 15/05/2020
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese computer chip giant TSMC announced Friday it will spend $12 billion on a state-of-the-art semiconductor foundry in the United States, creating thousands of jobs.
One of world's largest bells unveiled in Poland
AFP, Published on 21/09/2018
» WARSAW: One of the largest swinging bells in the world, weighing 55 tonnes, was unveiled in the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday ahead of being installed at a major pilgrimage site in Brazil.