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December 17, 2024
A spokesperson for Thyssenkrupp said that a spinoff was the best option to divest its defence business. This came after a German paper reported on Tuesday that several bidders had submitted offers for the unit. Carlyle, the German state lender…
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December 17, 2024
Fincantieri, an Italian company, and Sparkle, a unit of Telecom Italia that deals with submarine cables and surveillance systems for telecommunications cable networks in the oceans have agreed on developing solutions to monitor and protect these cables.
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December 16, 2024
Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor, said that the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership between Australia and the United States will be beneficial to the United States. It is also the type of "burden-sharing" deal Donald Trump talked about.
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December 13, 2024
Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine, who restrained an irate New York City subway passenger with a chokehold, and was acquitted this week of homicide for his death, is JD Vance’s guest at Saturday’s Army-Navy Football game. Vance announced…
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December 12, 2024
China's Defence Ministry broke its silence on Friday about military drills around Taiwan. The ministry said it was up China to decide if they would be held and that the military "would not be absent" from fighting against separatists forces.
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December 12, 2024
Euronext wheat eased Thursday, after reaching a two-week high, due to the weakness of Chicago grains, and persistent export competition, despite concerns over Russian supply. The price of March wheat at Euronext was 0.8% lower, coming in at 229.00 Euros ($240.52).
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December 6, 2024
Under Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Philippines has shifted its focus back to the United States and their support for the Southeast Asian nation's maritime disputes with China. JAN 3: The Philippines and United States conduct their second joint patrol of the South China Sea…
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December 5, 2024
Whale Rock Capital Management, a tech-focused hedge fund, plans to reopen the flagship fund in early 2019 for between $200 and $300 million of new money following a successful performance in 2024. Source: The fund, with assets of approximately $9 billion…
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December 3, 2024
Five sources familiar with the issue said that a sophisticated fuel oil smuggling ring in Iraq has grown since 2022 when Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani assumed office. According to five individuals and three Western intelligence reports - two dated August of this year…
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December 2, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Monday that they had suspended their search for five individuals after their commercial fishing vessel capsized in Alaska. The Coast Guard received an early Sunday mayday call from the crew on the Wind Walker fishing vessel…
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December 2, 2024
Uber launched its water transportation hailing service in India's Kashmir Region on Monday. The service offers rides on popular tourist boats on the Dal Lake. Uber officials confirmed that users can reserve trips on the traditional wooden Shikara…
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December 2, 2024
in the face of an altering climate. Tres Hermanas, with its farms, two schools, churches and a. medical center, is among lots of towns that would disappear. in the next six years if the state-owned Panama Canal's. ambitious $1.6 billion job goes ahead. Locals are.
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November 28, 2024
Eight bankers claim that Indian lenders including State Bank of India are reviewing their exposure with Adani Group, and whether they should tighten up their due diligence before offering new loans, following the U.S. accusation of Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group.
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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 27, 2024
Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as they gave up gains made in the previous session. This was due to the abundance of supplies coming from newly harvested crops from the Southern Hemisphere. Prices of soybeans rose, but the increase was limited by expectations for large production in Brazil.
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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
Government data shows that exporters shipped soybeans at their fastest rate in four years from the busiest U.S. grain port after rain increased water levels in Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the most important grain waterway in the United States.
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November 26, 2024
In a press release, the U.S. 7th Fleet stated that a U.S. Navy Patrol aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait Tuesday "in international aviation", demonstrating the United States commitment to a open and free Indo-Pacific. Around once a week, U.S.
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November 25, 2024
Christmas Island, Australia's Indian Ocean Territory, will be connected to Darwin in the north by a subsea cable. The project is backed by Alphabet and Australia claims it will increase its digital resilience. Christmas Island, located 1,500 km west of Australia's mainland and with only 1…
