POPE LEO XIV TO UNDERGO LUNG SURGERY. (PHOTO).

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 POPE LEO XIV TO UNDERGO LUNG SURGERY Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lump on his lung, which was detected at a very early stage. During his weekly Angelus address in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, the 71-year-old pontiff told the crowd that a lung nodule had been discovered during recent medical checks and was highly localised. The statement by the Vatican press office adds that Doctors had recommended an operation to remove it, and that the procedure had already been planned.  It further confirms that his recovery was expected to take about one week. Born in Chicago, Leo became the first American pope in May 2025, following the death of his Argentine predecessor, Pope Francis, on 21 April 2025. He was elected on 8 May 2025 to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Since assuming office, the former Robert Francis Prevost has gradually established his leadership style, speaking out on major global issues, including conflict...
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CHINESE FIRM RUSHES TO EXTRACT OVER 60,000 METRIC TONNES OF LITHIUM AHEAD OF ZIMBABWE BAN. (PHOTO).

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 Chinese firm rushes to extract over 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium ahead of Zimbabwe ban


China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to extract more than 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium sulphate during the first quarter of 2026 from its new $400 million plant in Zimbabwe, the company says.


This comes as Zimbabwe plans to ban lithium export and boost local processing by 2027.


Lithium sulphate is an intermediate product that can be refined into a battery-grade material such as lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate used in battery manufacturing, Reuters reported.


"We will start the first production from the beginning of next year," Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe general manager Henry Zhu told reporters on Thursday.


"The quantity of the lithium sulphate should be more than 60,000 metric tonnes, but it will depend on the configuration of the plant, because it is brand new," Zhu added.


Local operations


The newly completed plant at Huayou's wholly owned Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe's Arcadia mine has a capacity to exceed 50,000 metric tons of lithium sulphate annually, an executive said during a tour of the operation.


Zimbabwe, Africa's top lithium producer, has been nudging miners to process the mineral in the country in order to help lift its economy.


Huayou, which acquired Arcadia lithium mine for $422 million in 2022, commissioned a $300 million lithium concentrator in 2023.


The company, along with other Chinese metals firms, including Sinomine, Chengxin Lithium Group, Yahua Group, and Tsingshan Holding, dominates Zimbabwe's lithium mining, producing concentrates and shipping them to their home country.


Huayou exported 400,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Zimbabwe in 2024.


The southern African country will ban the export of lithium concentrates from 2027 as it pushes for more local processing.


Sinomine has also announced plans to build a $500 million lithium sulphate plant at its Bikita mine in Zimbabwe.

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