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MEXICO CITY: Mexican factory-made exports and non-oil consumer imports fell in February, pointing to sluggish growth early this year Manufactured...

Venezuela oil shipment cut 200,000 bdp in 2014 as compared to 400,000 in 2012

CARACAS: Venezuela has cut in half its subsidized shipments of crude oil to Cuba and Petrocaribe member nations to 200,000...

Jordanian Customs nabs18 drug smuggler

AMMAN: Jordanian Customs stated that the Customs police nabbed 18 Drug Smugglers in a raid "the raid occurred smoothly and...

Jordan’s NEPC borrows JD250m from Housing Bank

AMMAN: The National Electric Power Company will get a JD250 million loan from the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance...

Nigeria Customs promotes 2065 senior officers

ABUJA: The national headquarter of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced the promotion of 2065 senior officers who participated in...

Jordan, Russia sign $10 billion nuclear agreement

AMMAN: Jordan and Russia have signed an agreement to build two reactors of 2,000 megawatts at a total cost of...

CBP NEXUS Advisory, Highgate Springs, Vermont Changed

HIGHGATE SPRINGS: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of Highgate Springs advises members in the NEXUS trusted-traveler program to...

RGV sector border patrol K-9 finds body of missing spring breaker

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND: A Border Patrol K-9 from the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) team located the body...

SA’s Rockcastle to invest €750m in Poland

CAPETOWN: South African’s Rockcastle Executive Director Spiro Noussis stated that the company plans to invest €750m in Poland. He said...

Finnish customs sends two Swedish human traffickers to jail

HELSINKI: Two human traffickers sentenced after arrested by the Finnish customs authority. The convicted persons charged of human trafficking in,...

US diesel imports decline 36% to 333 million gallons in 2014

NEW YORK: United States imports of biomass-based diesel fuel (both biodiesel and renewable diesel) fell 36%, to 333 million gallons...

Denmark’s Danfoss revenue grows 4% to 34.4b kroner in 2014

COPENHAGEN: The Danfoss group declared that it had earned high revenue of 34.4 billion kroner in 2014, raised about 4 percent...

USA, New Zealand to take Indonesia to WTO on animal import restrictions

WASHINGTON: The US and New Zealand have joined forces in asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a dispute settlement...

Greece promises reforms to unlock €7.2 billion funds

ATHENS: Greece’s government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis said that government pledged to pull together a comprehensive list of reforms within a...

Argentina wants to invest in Malaysia: Ambassador

KOTA KINABALU: Argentina is keen to identify business investment opportunities in Malaysia, particularly Sabah, due to the stability and business...

US Dodgers agree to $62.5 million deal with Cuban infielder Hector Olivera

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Dodgers are adding another high-priced player from Cuba, as they have agreed to a six-year,...

Venezuela cuts oil exports to Caribbean as Cuba warms up to Washington

CARACAS: In a surprising assessment that indicates the Venezuelan economy is doing worse than its socialist government has indicated, a...

Text message tax scam spreading across Canada

TORONTO: A text messaging scam first seen in British Columbia earlier is spreading across the country. The scam sends potential...

US customs to facilitate Boca Airport, grants $882,666 for 2015

WASHINGTON: US customs facility at the Boca Raton Airport moved forward after a joint agreement was approved, an expected first...

US customs, Puerto Rico police arrest undocumented migrant