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November 28, 2024
Katherine Grainger, a former Olympic rower and chair of UK Sport and currently the chair of the British Olympic Association(BOA), was elected as chair of the British Olympic Association on Thursday. She will be the first woman in the position.
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November 27, 2024
Sebastien S. Simon, a Frenchman from the Vendee Globe, broke the solo monohull 24 hour distance record on Wednesday. He sailed 602,56 nautical miles and beat his compatriot Yoann RICHOMME's previous mark by 22.7%. In recent times, the fleet has been propelled by an ever-moving depression.
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November 27, 2024
On Wednesday, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that during his two-day visit to Sweden he will urge Baltic and Nordic nations to take joint actions regarding the security of Baltic Sea water. NATO is taking action in response…
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November 26, 2024
LONDON, November 26 - TotalEnergies halted the development of a new wind farm near the coast of New York following Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win, said the CEO of the French company on Tuesday. In October 2023, the French energy…
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November 26, 2024
EU diplomats have said that European Union envoys are set to discuss on Wednesday a 15th sanctions package in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including those affecting tankers transporting Russian oil, and Chinese companies involved in the manufacture of drones for Moscow.
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November 25, 2024
The European wheat price fell on Monday due to a rising euro against the dollar, which makes supplies denominated in euros more expensive on global markets. The benchmark December milling grain on the Paris-based Euronext Exchange ended down 2% to 214.50 Euros ($224.69).
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November 25, 2024
The European wheat price fell on Monday due to a rising euro against the dollar, which makes supplies denominated in euros more expensive on global markets. Euronext's benchmark December milling grain fell by 2%, to 214.75 euro ($225.17) per metric ton at 1646 GMT.
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November 25, 2024
Authorities said that the Greek coastguard found eight bodies - six women and two minors - of migrants who drowned in the Aegean sea off the island Samos. The coast guard reported that Greek police discovered 36 more people alive on Samos' northern coast.
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November 23, 2024
DUBAI (Nov 23) - Triple SailGP champions Australia began their campaign for 2025 with authority, taking the lead on the first day of racing in Dubai. The Australians showed off their tactical skills in a new, striking livery. Chris Draper joined…
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November 22, 2024
The price of European wheat fell on Friday, after six sessions of gains. This was due to the improved prospects of the Australian harvest. However, the sharp drop in the euro and the intensification of the conflict in Ukraine continued to support the market.
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November 22, 2024
European traders reported on Friday that the Turkish state grain board TMO had issued an international tender for the sale and export of approximately 150,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is November 28. Between Dec. 18, 2020, and Jan.
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November 21, 2024
SailGP's fifth season will begin in Dubai at the weekend, with Rolex as the title sponsor. This partnership has been in place since the creation of the league. Rolex has been involved with sailing for almost 70 years and will become the title…
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November 21, 2024
The benchmark European wheat price rose for the fifth session in a row on Thursday, reaching a record high of three weeks. This was due to the fall of the euro against the dollar as well as a Russian missile attack against Ukraine that kept…
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November 21, 2024
Red Bull Italy SailGP Team, the 12th and last entry in the SailGP 2025 season, was unveiled on Thursday. The team, led by Jimmy Spithill will debut at this weekend's Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix. Italian driver Ruggero TITA and strategist Giulia FAVA are both double Olympic medalists.
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November 20, 2024
The European wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday as a result of a turnaround in Chicago. News that Ukraine fired more Western missiles at Russia sparked fears about a war escalate. Euronext was also boosted by the fall of the euro in relation to the dollar.
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November 20, 2024
British Defence Minister John Healey announced on Wednesday that he will free up $500 million ($633million) over the next five years for military budgets by scrapping several Royal Navy ships, a drone system, and retiring a few helicopters.
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November 20, 2024
French sailor Yoann richomme broke the record of the longest distance covered by a monohull in 24 hours. He clocked 1,021.7 km (551.84 nautical miles) during the Vendee Globe race, a solo non-stop around-the-world race. Nicolas Lunven set the record of 546.64 nautical mile a week before Richomme…
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November 20, 2024
Poland plans to allocate new areas for offshore turbine farms in the Baltic Sea. This was announced by its deputy minister of infrastructure on Wednesday. Poland has boosted its ambitions for offshore wind farms on the Baltic Sea even though…
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November 19, 2024
The energy ministry announced that Trinidad and Tobago signed a production-sharing agreement on Tuesday with a British oil and gas company BP unit for the exploration and production of natural gas in a shallow water area. The agreement comes…
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November 19, 2024
The agricultural firm Louis Dreyfus announced on Tuesday the construction of a new transshipment sugar terminal in Brazil's Sao Paulo State, which is expected to be finished by mid-2025. Executives from the company claim that the new terminal…
