Month: December,2024

Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say

Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say


December 31, 2024
Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers – aging vessels with obscure ownership […]
More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags stolen from London home

More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags stolen from London home


December 31, 2024
Police are searching for a burglar who stole more than £10 million ($12.5 million) worth of bespoke jewelry in north-west London in what is thought to be one of the biggest thefts from a British home. London’s Metropolitan police said an intruder targeted a home in the area of Avenue Road – one of the […]
State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year

State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year


December 31, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation. Under emergency powers announced Monday by the office of the Prime Minister Keith Rowley, the police will be able to search people and premises without […]
India launches its first space docking mission

India launches its first space docking mission


December 31, 2024
India launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh state at 1630 GMT aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s […]
South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol


December 31, 2024
A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was stripped of his presidential powers just weeks ago over his short-lived martial law decree that threw the country into political chaos. This is the first time a sitting South Korean president has faced an arrest warrant granted by […]
The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women


December 31, 2024
The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest crackdown on women’s rights since they took power in August 2021. The announcement comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. In […]
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence

WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence


December 31, 2024
The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On December 31, 2019, the WHO’s China office noted a cluster of “pneumonia” cases in a statement from health authorities in Wuhan. More […]
Follow New Year celebrations around the world

Follow New Year celebrations around the world


December 31, 2024
When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new year. Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, and its largest island, Kiritimati, will be the […]
Building homes, eradicating disease: President Carter’s humanitarian impact around the world

Building homes, eradicating disease: President Carter’s humanitarian impact around the world


December 31, 2024
Jimmy Carter redefined what a post-presidency could be after he lost re-election in 1980. From the Carolina Lowcountry to the Ethiopian highlands, Carter’s humanitarian work eventually eclipsed his White House accomplishments and continues to enrich the world today. In 1982, the former president and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center, committed to human rights […]
Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub

Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub


December 31, 2024
In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain its military presence in the Mediterranean. For nearly a […]
DP Trading Room: Natural Gas (UNG) Breaks Out!

DP Trading Room: Natural Gas (UNG) Breaks Out!


December 31, 2024
It’s an interesting market day with the market moving lower despite positive seasonality. Natural Gas (UNG) broke out in a big way up over 15% at the time of writing. Is it ready to continue its big run higher? Carl took the day off so Erin gave us the review of the signal tables and […]
Top 5 Canadian Lithium Stocks of 2024

Top 5 Canadian Lithium Stocks of 2024


December 31, 2024
Ongoing surpluses in the lithium market continued weighing down prices and impeding the sector’s growth throughout 2024. A broad consolidation prompted analysts to declare that prices have bottomed, signaling a potential recovery ahead. According to a Sprott Insights report from late July, a lithium shortage could materialize in 2025 and will be exacerbated by the […]
Top 5 Most-popular Gold News Stories of 2024

Top 5 Most-popular Gold News Stories of 2024


December 31, 2024
As the year closes, we’re taking a look back at our most popular gold news articles of 2024. The gold mining industry in 2024 has been marked by turbulence and transformation, reflecting the sector’s resilience amid environmental challenges, regulatory shifts and fluctuating market conditions. The year has underscored the complexities of sustainable mining and its […]
VRIC 2025 Preview — Jay Martin Talks Resource Wars, Geopolitics and How to Invest

VRIC 2025 Preview — Jay Martin Talks Resource Wars, Geopolitics and How to Invest


December 31, 2024
Looking at the resource sector, Martin, who also hosts the Jay Martin Show on YouTube, said the current decade has been defined by chaos and uncertainty, with no signs of a slowdown any time soon. With that in mind, his macro thesis on commodities remains steadfast, and he’s watching three key drivers. The first is […]
Copper Price 2024 Year-End Review

Copper Price 2024 Year-End Review


December 31, 2024
Copper was trading on the COMEX at under US$4 per pound at the beginning of 2024, but by May 21, the red metal’s price had surged to a record high of US$5.11 per pound. Price momentum at the start of the year was owed to several factors, including increasing demand from energy transition sectors, bottlenecks […]