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August 28, 2025
Southeast Asian nations will reshape the global grain and oilseed trade flow through U.S. deals, which include increasing agriculture purchases. Increased American shipments are expected to displace Australian, Canadian, and Russian supply.
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August 27, 2025
Bild, citing sources in the industry, reported Wednesday that Rheinmetall, a defence group, wants to buy German shipbuilder Naval Vessels Luerssen. Bild reports that the Luerssen family who owns the shipbuilder plan to divest their military shipyards located in Hamburg…
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August 27, 2025
RWE is the No.2 offshore wind developer in the world. RWE, the world's No. Markus Krebber, a journalist, told reporters that the so-called Community Offshore Wind Project, in which RWE holds a 73%-27% share with Britain's National Grid and has not been invested, had been put on hold.
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August 27, 2025
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea, the largest shipbuilder in the world, announced on Wednesday its intention to merge with HD Hyundai Mipo, as it aims for a larger share of the U.S. market. The company stated that it hopes to lead U.S.
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August 25, 2025
Two sources who were briefed about the deployment on Monday said that the United States had ordered additional ships for the southern Caribbean in response to President Donald Trump's efforts to combat threats from Latin American cartels. Sources…
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August 25, 2025
According to a Friday filing at the U.S. District Court of Delaware, the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump intends on withdrawing federal approval for US Wind’s offshore wind farm near the Maryland coast. Attorneys from the Department…
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August 25, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump hosted South Korean president Lee Jae Myung at Washington on Monday for their first meeting after they struck a deal last month that lowered U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Trump said that he would…
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August 22, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers, who have ended their longest losing streak of over three months and brought their 80 victories major-league record into the first game with the San Francisco Giants in the series opener on Friday night, will bring this to the San Francisco Giants.
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August 22, 2025
The defence ministry announced on Friday that Russian forces conducted an exercise in Baltic Sea, including drills for repelling an underwater attack. The ministry reported that units of divers "demonstrated their skills in detecting, capturing…
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August 22, 2025
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for their first meeting in Washington on Monday. The two countries had struck a deal on trade last month that reduced U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Alongside trade, U.S.
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August 21, 2025
The government announced in a Thursday bulletin that the oil output in Guyana remained almost the same last month, at 664,000 barrels of crude per day. This led to an annual average of 643,000 barrels of crude per day in the first seven-month period of this year.
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August 21, 2025
Data from vessel tracking showed that two tankers chartered and carrying Venezuelan crude arrived in U.S. water on Thursday. This was the first time the U.S. imported Venezuelan oil after Washington granted a new permit. Last month, the U.S.
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August 21, 2025
The official Central News Agency reported on Thursday that the Taiwanese cabinet planned to spend T$949.5billion ($31.27billion) in defence next year, which is 3.32% the gross domestic product. This will be the first time the government has exceeded the 3% threshold since 2009.
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August 20, 2025
New Zealand announced on Thursday that it will spend NZ$2.7bn ($1.6bn) to purchase five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and two Airbus A321XLR planes, the first significant investment after a decision was made to replace the country’s aging defense fleet.
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August 20, 2025
One of the top Pentagon drone boats stalled during a U.S. Navy test last month off the California coast. While officials were scrambling to fix a computer glitch, a drone vessel crashed into an idling boat on its starboard side. It then vaulted above the deck and crashed into the water.
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August 20, 2025
One of the top Pentagon drone boats stalled during a U.S. Navy test last month off the California coast. While officials were scrambling to fix a computer glitch, a drone vessel crashed into an idling boat on its starboard side. It then vaulted above the deck and crashed into the water.
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August 20, 2025
Euronext Wheat edged up Wednesday as benchmark futures recovered from a contract's low. Chicago prices rose, while doubts about Russian exports, and the rapid end of the war in Ukraine, tempered expectations for large supplies. At 1521 GMT the December wheat contract…
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August 20, 2025
One of the top Pentagon drone boats stalled during a U.S. Navy test last month off the California coast. While officials were scrambling to fix a computer glitch, a drone vessel crashed into an idling boat on its starboard side. It then vaulted above the deck and crashed into the water.
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August 15, 2025
Data from vessel monitoring showed that the first two cargoes, of Venezuelan crude oil, exported by the energy giant Chevron following its renewed authorization to operate in Venezuela last month had departed for the United States. Chevron was granted a new license by the U.S.
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August 14, 2025
The Atlanta Dream, playing in the first regular season game of the WNBA outside the United States on Friday, will attempt to worsen the situation for the Seattle Storm, who are in a shambles. This will be the fifth international game the league has played…
