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  • OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR PFL MENA FINALS: ALL OR NOTHING

    OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR PFL MENA FINALS: ALL OR NOTHING

     

    Mohammad Alaqraa takes on Badreddine Diani in a Welterweight Final Main Event

    Salah Eddine Hamli faces Mohammad Fahmi in a Lightweight FInal Co-Main Event

    PFL MENA FINALS will air on STARZPLAY at 5.30PM AST / 10.30AM…

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  • What Survivors of Prostate Cancer Say About Their Needs, Priorities After Treatment

    What Survivors of Prostate Cancer Say About Their Needs, Priorities After Treatment

    A new study examining post-treatment care needs among survivors of prostate cancer found that survivors most valued screening for recurrence and new cancers, as well as general health screening.

    “Assessing and implementing patient priorities…

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  • Copper producer Freeport would pursue M&A only if ‘stars and moon’ align, CEO says

    Copper producer Freeport would pursue M&A only if ‘stars and moon’ align, CEO says

    • Freeport not counting on deals for growth, CEO says
    • Says more government incentives needed to boost US copper output
    • Grasberg expected to hit 90% capacity by mid-2026, back fully by end of 2027
    NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan (FCX.N), opens new tab would pursue an acquisition if “the stars and the moon” aligned, but is not counting on deals to grow and is focused on developing existing assets, its CEO said on Thursday.
    As an M&A frenzy envelops the mining industry, Freeport’s stance stands apart as global demand for the key electrification metal pushes rivals BHP (BHP.AX), opens new tab, Anglo American (AAL.L), opens new tab, and others to scramble for deals.

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    “You never say never about M&A, because we keep relationships around the industry … but we’re not counting on that,” Kathleen Quirk told the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. “The stars and the moon and everything would need to align.”

    FREEPORT EYES NEW TECHNOLOGY

    The world’s largest publicly traded copper company produced 1.26 billion pounds (571,530 metric tons) of copper in the U.S. last year and 4.1 billion pounds (1.86 million metric tons) globally.

    By the end of the decade, Freeport aims to be producing 800 million pounds annually of copper outside of traditional mines with novel leaching technology in the U.S. That is roughly the size of a new mine’s output, yet at lower cost and with fewer regulatory issues.
    “In the next five years in our U.S. business, we have the opportunity to grow by up to 50% through internal organic growth,” said Quirk, who became CEO of the Phoenix-based company last year after previously serving as finance chief. “We have the opportunity … to essentially build a new mine without spending a huge amount of capital.”

    Freeport, which operates mines across the Americas and in Indonesia, would be interested only in buying a rival copper company or mine that could have synergies with its existing assets and technology, Quirk said.

    Copper is used in construction, transportation, electronics, and many other industries. The U.S. imports roughly half of its copper needs each year and has only two active copper smelters, one of which Freeport owns.

    SEEKING MORE INCENTIVES FROM WASHINGTON

    Quirk called on the U.S. government to do more to protect the domestic copper industry from competitive global threats.

    President Donald Trump in July imposed a 50% tariff on copper pipes, tubes, and other semi-finished products, but left out copper input materials such as ores, concentrates, and cathodes that Freeport produces.
    The move was essentially a boost for Chile and Peru, two of the world’s largest copper miners and major suppliers, yet for Freeport, the final levy missed market expectations.

    “If the U.S. wants to be self-sufficient in copper, some kind of incentive would help,” said Quirk, adding that permitting reform is one of the company’s other requests from Washington.

    “We’re not going and asking Washington for handouts, but we are spending a lot of time with the administration to educate them on what we do.”

    GRASBERG MINE FULLY ONLINE IN 2027

    After a fatal accident in September at Freeport’s Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia forced operations to halt, production should be 90% restored next year and fully back online by 2027, Quirk said.

    The disaster was caused by mud that breached a previously undetected hole in the mine’s retired open pit and rushed into a zone where a two-person electrical crew and a five-person boring crew were working. Mud reached that area in minutes.

    Quirk went to Indonesia after the disaster to meet with the miners’ families and recovery workers.

    “Our team has taken it very hard, but we’ve unified together, and we’re committed to coming out stronger and safer in the future,” Quirk said.

    View the live broadcast of the Reuters NEXT World Stage here and read full coverage here.

    Reporting by Ernest Scheyder and Shariq Khan
    Editing by Rod Nickel

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  • Best Of The Red Carpet & Parties Gallery

    Best Of The Red Carpet & Parties Gallery

    The Red Sea International Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of the film, Giant, a British-Yemeni boxing biopic directed by Rowan Athale, starring Amir El-Masry as Prince Naseem Hamed and Pierce Brosnan as his trainer, Brendan…

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  • I was enthralled by Crime and Punishment at 14. Rereading it after 60 years, I’m still awed

    I was enthralled by Crime and Punishment at 14. Rereading it after 60 years, I’m still awed

    The old woman who once sliced our front garden hose with a knife has just walked past our home without pausing. Not long after the hose incident I confronted her with what she had done and she denied ever walking along our street, let alone…

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  • Best Ray-Ban Meta deal: Save 25% on the Wayfarer smart AI glasses

    Best Ray-Ban Meta deal: Save 25% on the Wayfarer smart AI glasses

    SAVE $82.25: The Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer (gen 1) sunglasses are on sale for $246.75 in the matte black colorway with polarized gradient graphite lenses. That’s a 25% discount compared to…

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  • Tommy Hilfiger Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Awards

    Tommy Hilfiger Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Awards

    At the 39th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAA), Mr. Tommy Hilfiger received the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing more than 40 years of shaping global fashion and defining modern American style. The FNAAs are the industry’s…

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  • Eat these 8 foods to bulletproof your immune system this winter, from elderberries to black garlic

    Eat these 8 foods to bulletproof your immune system this winter, from elderberries to black garlic

    Winter can often feel like an endless cycle of sniffles and sore throats. At this time of year, the viruses responsible for various illnesses, such as influenza, tend to stick around a little longer, with cold and dry air providing the perfect…

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  • Round 1 of Final Qualifying Postponed Due to Unplayable Course Conditions – LPGA

    Round 1 of Final Qualifying Postponed Due to Unplayable Course Conditions – LPGA

    1. Round 1 of Final Qualifying Postponed Due to Unplayable Course Conditions  LPGA
    2. Coverage Starts at Home  Monday Q Info
    3. LPGA Tour Faces Heavy Criticism for Failing to Give Q-School Stars Their Deserved Recognition  EssentiallySports
    4. Grewal, Pancake…

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  • ‘A joyous and emotional journey’: immersive exhibition charts Coventry’s south Asian heritage | Art

    ‘A joyous and emotional journey’: immersive exhibition charts Coventry’s south Asian heritage | Art

    As you enter the living room at the Stories That Made Us exhibition, a stereo plays the Hindi anthem Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge. It is a ballad celebrating friendship and love from the epic film Sholay. Beside the stereo sits a bottle of Johnnie…

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