Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies - SHIZUOKA, Japan, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply. T
Explaining Trump's Focus on Greenland - US President Donald Trump is set on taking control of Greenland, the world's biggest island, and a self-ruling territory of Denmark. The advances have frustrated -- and baffled -- officials in Copenhagen, who insist the island isn't for sal