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September 21, 2024
U.S. president Joe Biden stated on Saturday that China is continuing to "behave aggression" in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and President Xi Jinping uses diplomacy to advance China's interests. Biden made the comments during the Quad Leaders summit in Wilmington, Delaware.
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September 25, 2024
In a filing with the South Korean regulatory authorities, Hanwha Ocean announced that it had halted negotiations to buy Austal, an Australian shipbuilder. Austal announced in April that it had turned down a takeover bid of A$1.02 Billion ($701,35 Million) because the Australian and U.S.
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September 25, 2024
Market sources reported that Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), which operates the Al Zour refinery in Kuwait, will close a tender for low-sulfur fuel oil on Wednesday. The fuel oil is expected to be loaded between October and December of this year.
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September 24, 2024
Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday after consolidating a rally the previous day. Traders weighed weather and war risk to Black Sea supplies against signs that Russia, Ukraine and other exporters continue to dominate markets at lower prices.
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September 25, 2024
On Wednesday, the Philippines reported that a Chinese helicopter approached and shadowed its fisheries bureau's aircraft while it was on patrol near disputed Scarborough Shoal. This is yet another confrontation between two countries in an intense dispute over territory.
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September 24, 2024
Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday after consolidating a rally the previous day. Traders weighed weather and war risk to Black Sea supplies against signs that Russia, Ukraine and other exporters continue to dominate markets at lower prices.
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September 24, 2024
Yemen's Vice-President stated on Tuesday that the escalation of Middle East hostilities has made it more urgent for regional and global stakeholders to develop a new strategy in order to contain the increasingly well armed Houthi rebels who are backed by Iran.
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September 24, 2024
Kim Yo Jong - the powerful sister to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - has criticised the presence in Busan of a U.S. submarine, according to state media KCNA. Kim said it was a sign of U.S. desire to "show off its nuclear strategic assets and increase threats", as reported by KCNA.
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September 23, 2024
European traders reported on Monday that the Iranian state-owned animal feeding importer SLAL had issued an international bid to purchase at least 120,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley. They said that the deadline for submitting price offers to the tender is Tuesday 24th September.
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September 23, 2024
Interfax reported Monday that the Russian Black Sea Fleet's aviation division conducted combat drills to destroy unmanned targets at sea and in the air over Black Sea. The agency quoted the ministry to say that "the combat mission tasks were performed in the darkness…
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September 21, 2024
As outgoing U.S. president Joe Biden hosted his counterparts from the Quad, which was formed due to shared concerns regarding China, the leaders of Australia, India and Japan expanded their joint security measures in Asia's richly traded waters.
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September 20, 2024
The regional governor of Odesa said that a Russian missile attack has damaged port infrastructure in Odesa and a civilian vessel flying the flag of Antigua. Governor Oleh Kiper announced on Telegram that four people were injured by the strike.
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September 20, 2024
European traders reported on Friday that Taiwan's MFIG buying group had issued an international tender for up to 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn, which could be sourced in the United States, Brazil, or South Africa. They said that the…
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September 17, 2024
SEOUL/TOKYO (Sept. 18) - South Korea and Japan reported that North Korea launched a missile on its east coast Wednesday. This comes days after the country unveiled an uranium enrichment plant and pledged to beef up its arsenal of nuclear weapons.
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September 18, 2024
According to the comments of the housing ministry and a source from the finance ministry, Egypt is developing plans to develop Ras Banas, a remote area on the Red Sea coast with the aim of attracting large-scale investment. Ras Banas, a peninsula…
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September 16, 2024
Five people were rescued and three died when a fishing vessel capsized off the west coast of South Korea. The coast guard reported this on Monday. Yonhap reported that two South Koreans, and one Indonesian were among the dead. His office reported…
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September 14, 2024
China's military condemned Saturday the transit of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait, saying that it increased security risk and sent the "wrong signal". Chinese forces also monitored and warned vessels. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory…
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September 12, 2024
LIMAY, Philippines, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation). - E fren Dominico has actually been a fisherman in the Bay of Manila in. the Philippines for 43 years and survived many storms, but. absolutely nothing prepared him for the day when an oil tanker sank off the.
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September 12, 2024
Market sources say that the crude oil loading plan for Russia from the Baltic port of Primorsk & Ust-Luga has been revised up by 0.2 million metric tons in September to 6.2 millions tons. Rosneft is Russia's biggest oil company. It has added 200…
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September 12, 2024
Calculations based on data and industry sources showed that Russian rail exports of liquefied gas to China increased by almost 40% in the period January to August, to 184,000 tons. Russian Railways imposed restrictions to ease bottlenecks in May and early June…
