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Jakarta | Thu, October 19, 2023 Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita released on Oct. 19 a US $2.2 million contract for the sale of sardine products to Germany from Banyuwangi, one of Indonesia’s biggest sardine exporters. Pacific Harvest, a seafood processing business based in Banyuwangi’s Muncar area, developed the sardine goods. Along with representatives from …

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Beijing | Thu, September 14, 2023 A European Commission investigation into Chinese electric vehicles believed to have benefited from state subsidies will have a “negative” impact on economic and trade ties, China’s commerce ministry warned on Thursday. It will be determined by the probe, which was started on Wednesday, if harsh duties are necessary to …

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Camp David, US | Saturday, August 19, 2023 The presidents of South Korea, Japan, and the United States came to an agreement at Camp David on Friday to strengthen their military and economic relations as well as to denounce China’s “dangerous and aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea. In an effort to project unity …

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06 August 2023   |   22:34 pm Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday he had delayed his return to the kingdom next week, as he awaits a breakthrough in a post-election gridlock that could see his family’s party lead a coalition government. The 74-year-old businessman, who won two elections before being overthrown …

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Friday |  June 16, 2023 Most sustainability experts will scoff at the idea of “sustainable” and “airlines” in the same sentence. “Today, at this moment, it’s not yet realistic to fly fully sustainably,” says Pedro Piris-Cabezas, a global transportation expert and economist at the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund. But that doesn’t mean the aviation sector …

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BRASILIA | May 30, 2023 The Brazilian president’s strong support of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader marred the unity Tuesday at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region’s 12 politically polarized countries. In an effort to convince the dozen nations to cooperate more closely, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio …

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Abu Dhabi | Saturday May 6, 2023 Arab nations are set to re-admit Syria into the Arab League despite repeated objections from the United States to ending the decade-long isolation of a regime that it holds accountable for the deaths of more 300,000 civilians and displacement of millions in the country’s brutal civil war. Jordan’s …

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Mon March 27, 2023 Britain’s Prince Harry has arrived at London’s High Court to attend a hearing in his claim against Associated Newspapers Limited over allegations of unlawful information gathering. Last year, the Duke of Sussex joined a number of well-known people, including the artist Elton John, in suing the owner of the Daily Mail, …

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Tuesday | March 01, 2023 Turkey’s Red Crescent organization has been criticized by lawmakers and citizens after revelations that it sold tents to a charity instead of donating them to people in urgent need after the massive earthquake that claimed more than 44,000 lives earlier this month. The Turkish Red Crescent sold 2,050 tents to …

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Monday | February 13, 2023 Every time Abdulrahman Al-Dahhan closes his eyes at night, he hears the screams of friends and family in Syria pleading for help. He claims that it is impossible to sleep because of the voice messages he has received that detail their suffering. He lies awake haunted by their cries and …

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