In Chile's desert lie vast reserves of lithium — key for electric car batteries
Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.
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Woman's Headphones Caught Fire Midflight, Australian Authorities Say
On a flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger's personal headphones caught fire while she was sleeping, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.
As Batteries Keep Catching Fire, U.S. Safety Agency Prepares For Change
The Consumer Product Safety Commission grabbed the spotlight in recalls of hoverboard scooters and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones. It's a tiny agency with a vast oversight of thousands of products.