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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk arrives in Lagos– Consul General says

The United States of America Consulate General on Friday said its Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) arrived at the Nigerian Naval Dockyard in Lagos for...

China’s northernmost high-speed railway transports over 80m passengers

World News7 months ago

China’s northernmost high-speed railway transports over 80m passengers

China’s northernmost high-speed railway in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has safely transported approximately 81 million passengers during the past seven years. This marked the sound development...

Blast rocks Russian base in Crimea, Ukraine exults

World News7 months ago

Blast rocks Russian base in Crimea, Ukraine exults

Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, the latest such incident in a region Moscow uses as a supply line...

Bulgaria intercepts 55 undocumented migrants in truck

Economy8 months ago

Bulgaria intercepts 55 undocumented migrants in truck

Bulgaria has intercepted 55 undocumented migrants hidden in a truck, driven by a drugged driver, the country’s prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Thursday. The...

Long-Term Shipping Rates Finally Peak, But Now Stand 112% Up Year-On-Year

Maritime8 months ago

Long-Term Shipping Rates Finally Peak, But Now Stand 112% Up Year-On-Year

Despite another slew of rises in long-term contracted ocean freight rates across key global trade corridors, month-on-month growth is slowing – and spot rates continue to...

Johnson Quits Following Collapse of Support in Party, Cabinet

Politics9 months ago

Johnson Quits Following Collapse of Support in Party, Cabinet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is quitting as Conservative Party leader after ministers and lawmakers made clear his position was untenable due to growing anger about...

12 bodies found after floating crane sinks in south China

Health and Safety9 months ago

12 bodies found after floating crane sinks in south China

Twelve bodies of suspected victims have been found on Monday after a floating crane sank in waters off the coast of south China’s Guangdong Province. According...

Israel dissolves parliament, centrist Lapid to become PM

World News9 months ago

Israel dissolves parliament, centrist Lapid to become PM

Israeli lawmakers unanimously voted to dissolve the parliament on Thursday. The decision followed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition government’s loss of its majority in the parliament,...

Egypt’s Suez Canal maritime traffic generates $15m daily — Official

Maritime10 months ago

Egypt’s Suez Canal maritime traffic generates $15m daily — Official

International maritime traffic has hit a record high at the Suez Cana in Egypt, generating about $15 million daily for the prosperous North African country in...

UN: 76 missing after migrant boat sinks off coast of Tunisia

Accidents10 months ago

UN: 76 missing after migrant boat sinks off coast of Tunisia

Seventy-six people went missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the United Nations migration agency said on Wednesday. Twenty-four others were saved...

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