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India authorities seize plastic cups, carry bags
NEW DELHI: In a major drive against the sale of products made of plastics, below 40 microns in thickness, the...
Authorities seize $10K in heroin, weapons in Atlantic County
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP: An Egg Harbor Township man faces charges after investigators seized $10,000 worth of heroin, assault rifles and...
Mexico, Hong Kong plans to start RIPPA talks in 2016
MEXICO CITY: Mexico and the special Chinese administrative region of Hong Kong have announced plans to begin negotiating a Reciprocal...
Spain’s Indra wins contract to manage public bus service in Mexico
MADRID: Spanish IT and consulting company Indra said it won a contract to provide a system to manage the public...
Venezuela offers talks to resolve border crisis with Colombia
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that he is ready to meet Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos, “where...
Japan’s Toyoda Gosei opens second production plant in Brazil
BRASILIA: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is adding a second production plant in Brazil by taking a 30 percent stake in...
South Africa police seize cocaine worth R50m at OR Tambo airport
CAPE TOWN: Police at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have seized 143kg of cocaine with a street value of...
US companies to export crude oil to Mexico
NEW YORK: The Department of Commerce announced that U.S. companies can now export some crude oil to Mexico. There is...
US: Woman arrested for smuggling 16 firearms into Mexico
NOGALES: Federal authorities have arrested a Phoenix-area woman accused of trying to smuggle over a dozen firearms from Arizona into...
US: Port of Houston Authority completes bond refunding
HARRIS COUNTY: Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas completed its previously announced bond refunding. The Port Authority issued...
Netherlands to develop Paira, Chittagong ports in Bangladesh
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands government has expressed interest in the development of Paira and Chittagong ports. Ministry of Shipping officials report...
China iron ore prices headed for steepest weekly drop
BEIJING: Spot iron ore prices held near one-month lows and were headed for their steepest weekly fall since early July,...
ACP suspends proposed draft restriction
PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said it has suspended a draft restriction scheduled to go into effect September...
Japan lifts US, Canada poultry imports ban after bird flu
TOKYO: Japan's Farm Ministry partiality lifted a ban on imports of live poultry and poultry meat from the United States...
Ireland customs seizes 1,940 counterfeit cigarettes in Wexford
WEXFORD: Officers executing a warrant at a private house in Enniscorthy seized 1,940 counterfeit cigarettes and approximately 4 kg of...
Mining investors prefer to invest in Canada, Australia, US, Chile and Mexico
OTTAWA: Mining investors, currently experiencing one of the industry’s worst times in over a decade, are braced for another round...
France scrap imports decline in May
PARIS: The most recently released trade data indicates that scrap imports by France during the month of May this year...
Norway Statkraft eyes hydropower growth in Turkey
OSLO: Norwegian energy company Statkraft, Europe's biggest producer of renewable energy, is eyeing more hydropower investments in Turkey, its chief...
Russia plan to boost grain exports to Egypt
MOSCOW: Russia plans to boost grain exports to Egypt, the biggest wheat importer, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia,...
Oman’s economic growth slows to 3% in 2015-16
MUSCAT: Oman’s economic growth is projected to slow to around 3 per cent over 2015-2016 period, down from the 4.9...
