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November 4, 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' shares fell 11% on Tuesday after it forecasted a fourth-quarter profit that was below expectations, citing cost uncertainty and a reduced consumer appetite for sea vacations. After a surge in demand for cruises following the pandemic…
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November 4, 2025
The canal authority reported that Egypt's Suez Canal revenue increased 14.2% between July and Octember, citing a calmer Red Sea following a ceasefire with Gaza, and an increase in traffic along the waterway. In 2023 and 2024, Yemen's Iran-aligned…
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November 3, 2025
The two-month fuel blockade of militants linked to al Qaeda has almost paralysed Mali's capital, putting the military in a bad light and raising fears that the jihadists may try to impose their rule over the West African nation. Security analysts…
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November 3, 2025
Scientists in Greece say that heavy maritime traffic and overtourism in the Mediterranean region are contributing to the pollution of the azure waters in Greece. They have placed thousands of mussels to detect microplastics on the seabed. Since decades…
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November 3, 2025
Traders said that the lowest price in the tender for 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from Bangladesh's State Grains Buyer, which closed on Sunday, was estimated to be $356.78 per metric ton CIF Liner Out. They said that offers are still being considered, and that no purchases had been reported.
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November 3, 2025
According to preliminary data from Kpler, OilX and Kpler, India's crude imports from Russia should have increased slightly from the previous month, despite pressure from Washington. Kpler data shows that India's Russian crude oil imports increased to 1.48 million barrels a day (bpd)…
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November 3, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that Bangladesh's state grain buyer has announced a new international tender for the purchase of 50,000 metric tonnes of rice. November 13 is the deadline for price offers. Bangladesh has also released a separate tender for 50,000 tons rice.
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November 3, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that the Iranian state-owned animal feeding importer SLAL had issued international tenders for up to 120,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn, and 120,000 metric Tons of soymeal. They said that the deadline for submitting price offers to tenders is on Tuesday…
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November 1, 2025
Paddle UK has announced that British canoeist Kurts Adam Rozentals was given a suspension of two years and removed from the Olympic program after posting a video explicit on Instagram, and misinforming the media about the reason for his original ban.
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November 1, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day trip to South Korea will conclude on Saturday, with a dinner and summit hosted at President Lee Jae Myung's home. The newly elected U.S. ally has promised to balance Seoul’s ties to Beijing. Lee's stakes are high.
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November 1, 2025
On Saturday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet for a bilateral summit. This is the first time the two leaders have met. It's also the first time Xi has visited his Asian neighbor in over ten years.
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October 31, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day trip to South Korea will conclude on Saturday, with a visit by President Lee Jae Myung. The newly elected U.S. ally has promised to balance Seoul’s ties to Beijing. Lee, who took office in June after…
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October 31, 2025
Data showed that South Korea's October exports rose unexpectedly on the back of a robust demand for ships and chips, even though businesses were cautious due to a clouded global outlook caused by Washington's trade policies. In October, exports from Asia's 4th largest economy…
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October 31, 2025
On Saturday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet for talks. This is the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders. It's also the first time Xi has visited his Asian neighbor in over a decade.
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October 31, 2025
Marilyn Hubalde remembers hearing the roar of helicopters as they swooped over the Philippines' northernmost outpost, located less than 90 miles away from Taiwan. In April 2023, Filipino and American troops converged on a cluster of 10 emerald…
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October 30, 2025
Huntington Ingalls, a U.S. military vessel builder, posted a third-quarter profit that was above Wall Street's expectations on Thursday amid strong demand for aircraft carriers, submarines and other naval vessels. This led to soaring shares of the company by 6.9% before market opening.
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October 30, 2025
Two analytics firms report that a sanctioned LNG tanker picked up a cargo at a Russian export terminal, which was also subject to Western restrictions. The transfer appears to be the very first STS of Russian LNG sanctioned by the West, despite…
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October 30, 2025
French mining group Eramet has lowered its capital expenditure target for this fiscal year. It announced that it will announce more measures in December to combat declining results and increasing debt at the nickel-and-manganese producer. In a third quarter sales report…
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October 30, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 5 November. Traders…
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October 30, 2025
Indian Oil, a state-run refiner, has called for initial bids on 24 million barrels from the Americas to be used in the quarter of 2026 between January and March. According to the document, the tender is looking for both low and high sulphur crude oils.
