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New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
Chittagong (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up...
Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
Hanoi (AFP) - Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has...
Trump extends TikTok deadline for third time
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump will this week give TikTok a fresh 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese...
Swiss insurers estimate glacier damage at $393 mn
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the...
Brazil sells rights to oil blocks near Amazon river mouth
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil sold extraction rights to 19 oil and gas blocks near the mouth of...
Taiwan tests sea drones as China keeps up military pressure
Yilan (Taiwan) (AFP) - A Taiwanese-made sea drone capable of carrying bombs skimmed across waters off the island Tuesday in...
G7 leaders urge Trump to ease off trade war
Kananaskis (Canada) (AFP) - World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday pushed US President Donald...
Oil prices jump, stocks drop as traders track Israel-Iran crisis
New York (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and stocks mostly fell Tuesday after President Donald Trump abruptly departed G7 talks...
Oil prices rally, stocks mixed as traders track Israel-Iran crisis
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and equities fluctuated Tuesday as investors weighed Donald Trump called for Tehran residents...
Venezuela’s El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor
El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) - In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold...
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