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April 16, 2025
European traders reported on Wednesday that the Iranian state-owned animal food importer SLAL had issued international tenders for up to 120,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn and barley, as well as 120,000 metric ton of soymeal. They said…
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April 16, 2025
European traders reported on Wednesday that Tunisia's grain agency issued an international bid to buy an estimated 75,000 tons of soft milling Wheat. Wheat can come from a variety of origins. They said that the deadline for submitting price offers was Thursday, April 17.
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April 15, 2025
Rio Tinto announced a 9% decline in the first quarter iron ore shipment on Wednesday. 2025 Pilbara shipments are now expected to be at the lower end after tropical cyclones ravaged Australia's West Coast and disrupted operation. Rio Tinto's…
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April 15, 2025
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its Annual Energy Outlook report (AEO), published on Tuesday, said that the peak of U.S. gas production and demand will be in 2032. EIA predicted that by 2032, the dry gas demand and production would reach a combined 92.4 billion cubic feet per day.
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April 15, 2025
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that on Tuesday, representatives from the United Kingdom, France, and Turkey will meet in Turkey to discuss Black Sea Security. Zelenskiy, along with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, said…
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April 15, 2025
A British inquest heard on Tuesday that the investigation into the deaths last year of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and banker Jonathan Bloomer, as well as members of their family, who died when a luxury boat sank, will take several months.
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April 15, 2025
In the latest dispute over this waterway, China and the Philippines both accused the other of dangerous maneuvers on a disputed shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard reported that a Chinese coast guard vessel had accelerated and performed manoeuvres…
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April 15, 2025
Francesca Clapcich, an Italian skipper, has announced a campaign to compete at the Vendee Globe in 2028. This would make her one of the few people who could compete in all four of the sport's most prestigious events. Clapcich, backed by 11th Hour Racing and The Ocean Race…
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April 15, 2025
Officials and executives say that the U.S. still has controls on exports of sensitive defence products, which were relaxed last year for AUKUS partner Australia. This is a barrier to collaboration between defence industries on U.S. Virginia class sub production.
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April 14, 2025
The German finance ministry announced on Monday that a German court would consider a request for the release of an oil tanker believed to be a part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" used to circumvent oil sanction. In January, the Panama…
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April 14, 2025
VIENNA, 14 April - Formula Kite Olympic Champion Valentin Bontus suffered a torn ligament in his left leg after a skiing accident at the weekend. This is his second injury to that same knee since the year 2020. Der Standard, Austrian newspaper…
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April 14, 2025
The Greek Coast Guard said that it found two women's bodies and 39 other migrants in the Aegean sea on the small island of Farmakonisi on Monday and was conducting an investigation to determine the cause of death. They said that the circumstances surrounding the death were not clear.
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April 11, 2025
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka stated on Friday that imports to the country's busiest seaport may drop as early as May as companies stop orders as a result of President Donald Trump's increasing tariffs against China and other trading partners.
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April 11, 2025
Two sources familiar with the situation said that at least two vessels chartered by Chevron to transport Venezuelan crude are stranded in Venezuelan waters because the state oil company PDVSA canceled their export authorizations following the U.S.
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April 10, 2025
Peter Burling, three-time America's Cup winner and skipper of Team New Zealand, has parted ways with the team after they failed to reach an agreement ahead of the 38th regatta. Team NZ's management said it and Burling were in talks since their…
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April 10, 2025
Three sources familiar with the decision confirmed on Thursday that Venezuela's PDVSA, Venezuela's national oil company, has cancelled several authorizations granted to Chevron by PDVSA to load and export Venezuelan crude oil in this month.
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April 10, 2025
Five sources with knowledge of the situation claim that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired probationary employees who had been reinstated after a court ruling on April 9, cleared the way for Trump's administration to dismiss thousands of workers.
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April 10, 2025
The racing circuit announced on Thursday that SailGP had cancelled the event in Rio next month after discovering a defect with select wingsails of the F50 fleet. This will allow time for repairs before the event in New York in June. Testing…
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April 10, 2025
Alaa Farouk, Egypt's Agriculture Minister, said late Wednesday that Egypt expects to harvest ten million tonnes of wheat in 2018, up from nine million in 2023. This is due to improved crop yields, and ambitious land reclamation initiatives.
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April 10, 2025
Ireland will hold at least three additional offshore wind auctions before the end of the decade, said its marine minister on Thursday. He added that the country was unlikely to meet its goal of 80% electricity generation by renewable sources by 2030.
