Rio Tinto

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday the government of Serbia had no contract with Rio Tinto on the Jadar lithium mining project but that the mining company had had exploration rights for the project since 2004 but had still not applied for exploitation rights.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Environmental Protection Irena Vujovic said on Monday human health and environmental protection would be imperative when it comes to the Jadar lithium mining project and announced that more stringent legislation would be passed in the sector.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday she was not working for a private company but in the interest of the citizens of Serbia and that she was not trying to get away from decisions she had made as PM in 2017 and 2022 regarding a lithium mining project in Serbia.

VALJEVO - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said in Valjevo on Friday she believed Rio Tinto's Jadar lithium mining project was good for Serbia economically as well as when it comes to accelerating the country's green transition.

The accident took place in the Canadian Northwest Territories, Canadian authorities said.
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed multiple fatalities in Tuesday's crash. The jet belonged to the regional carrier "Northwestern Air" and came down only about 500 meters from the end of the runway at the Fort Smith Regional Airport.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Monday a Rio Tinto lithium mining project in Serbia had been stopped but that a decision on whether to relaunch it was now up to the next Serbian government.

Tony and Cherie

As former British Prime Ministers and their spouses go, the Blairs are a relatively well-known couple in the Balkans. As Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair was among the most vocal - and hawkish - faces of NATO's 1999 bombing of Serbia over Kosovo and remained engaged with the region thereafter.

She is also known for her roles in Burning man, Edge of Darkness with Mel Gibson and many others, and for classics such as the Oscar-winning I Tonya and multiple Emmy-awarded series "Shameless" and "Westworld".

Protesters block the E-75 highway in Belgrade, Serbia, 27 November 2021. Anti-government demonstrators blocked roads and bridges in Serbia to protest against new laws they say favor interests of foreign investors devastating the environment. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

First time lucky

"A report released by Rio Tinto outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism at the global mining giant, including 21 complaints of actual or attempted rape or sexual assault over the past five years", Reuters reports, adding that nearly half of all employees who responded to an external review of company's workplace culture commissioned by Rio said they had been bullied, while racism