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NEW YORK: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Tucson man and two Mexicans recently who were accused in...

Latin American Brigade struggle against US blockade of Cuba

HAVANA: The members of the 22nd Latin American and Caribbean Brigade of Solidarity with Cuba backed the struggle of the...

Canada’s Halifax Port Authority gets A+ credit rating

OTTAWA: Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has affirmed investment-grade credit rating of A+ with a stable outlook for Canada’s Halifax...

Fincantieri, Gibbs & Cox launch ship design development initiative

NEW YORK: Fincantieri Marine Group, the U.S. subsidiary of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and the U.S. naval engineering and design...

US Coast Guard seizes 16,000 pounds of cocaine in Eastern Pacific Ocean

NEW YORK: The U.S. Coast Guard seized a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel carrying more than 16,000 pounds of cocaine in the...

Arizona Law aims to create Global Mining Law Center

TUCSON: The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law will support cutting-edge research, assemble leaders from across the mining spectrum to...

Brazil’s Vale plans to raise $287m from debt sale to expand Carajas railway

SAO PAULO: The board of Vale SA , the world's largest iron ore producer, approved plans to raise 1 billion...

US’ Barrick to produce 6.1m to 6.4m ounces this year

NEW YORK: In its second quarter results announcement Barrick Gold Corporation, the world's largest gold miner in terms of output,...

Canada approves permit for new $750m BC gold mine

TORONTO: Shares in Pretium Resources Inc. enjoyed a nice bump after the company received final provincial and federal approval for...

Hungarian MNB international reserves fall only €146m in July

BUDAPEST: The National Bank of Hungaryʼs (MNB) international reserves stood at €34.615 bln at the end of July, just €146...

PolIsh banks to take on 90% of FX mortgage conversion cost: bill

WARSAW: Poland’s banks are to take on 90% of the cost of converting FX mortgages into zloty in the final...

Greece consumer prices fall by 2.2% YoY in July

ATHENS: Greece consumer prices fell by 2.2 percent year-on-year in July, with the annual pace of deflation unchanged from the...

Greece makes 186.3-million-euro interest payment to IMF

ATHENS: Greece had made a delayed payment of 2 billion euros to the Washington-based fund in July. The payment was...

Finnish new car registrations up by 8.8%

HELSINKI: The number of new passenger cars registered in July 2015 was 8,721, which was 8.8 per cent up from...

Premier urges to increase gulf investments in Jordan

AMMAN: Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Thursday met with a group of investors from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and...

Maersk Line welcomes Suez Canal Expansion

COPENHAGEN: The construction of a second waterway at the Suez Canal now allows north- and southbound vessels to pass each...

International crude oil prices hit nearly 6 year low of $45 barrel, but no respite for Nepalis

KATHMANDU: International crude oil prices have hit nearly six-year low of $45 a barrel, but Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) seems...

S. Korea ferrous scrap imports decline in June 2015

SEOUL: As per the most recent data, the ferrous scrap imports by South Korea during the month of June this...

Korea’s fresh fruit imports increase 10% during 2011-2014

SEOUL: Korea’s fresh fruit imports increased 10 per cent between 2011 and 2014, with cherry, mango, grapefruit and pomegranate imports...

Japan’s economy shrinks in April-June due to weak exports, consumer spending