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Britain May Declare 'Water Wars' Against EU in Tit-for-Tat Over Brussels' Ban on UK Shellfish

Last week, a senior UK government minister suggested that by introducing a permanent ban on imports of live British shellfish, the EU is seeking to punish Britain "for

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2 injured after Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel explode in Gibraltar

At least two people were injured after an explosion on a cargo vessel transporting coal, under the flag of Hong Kong, in the waters of the Bay of Algeciras on Saturday,

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State Dept Not Proposing New Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2, Focusing on Sanctioned Fortuna Vessel

The United States has imposed several rounds of sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 project in recent years. However, Germany and Austria have rejected calls to abandon the

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12-year-old autistic girl swims 36 km in Arabian Sea, sets record

An open water swimmer. /CFP A 12-year-old autistic girl has set a record by swimming 36 kilometers in the Arabian Sea while raising the awareness of autism, Indian officials said on Thursday."

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India lifts restrictions on mapping and surveying to help local firms

India said on Monday local firms will no longer need license or other permission to collect, generate, store and share geospatial data of the country, bringing sweeping changes to its earlier stance t

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EU Ban on UK Shellfish Exports 'Punishment for Daring to Become a Nation-State', Minister Says

In early February, Brussels announced that UK fishermen are indefinitely banned from selling unpurified clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, and scallops to EU member stat

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PLA expels U.S. destroyer from territorial waters off Xisha Islands

View of Pattle Island which is part of the Xisha Island, in Sansha City. /XinhuaThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) expelled U.S. destroyer USS John S. McCain af

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Lawmakers announce hearings on GameStop and online trading platforms

The GameStop short squeeze saga caught the attention of Congress Thursday morning and that buzz is already panning out into hearings on the topic.Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the House Com

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Stephen Orlins, President, National Committee on US-China Relations

19:12 While the new US administration carries out a raft of policy changes, its position on China remains unclear. It takes two to tango - as they say - so there's hope both countries

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Greece, France to sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal

Greece is due to sign a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France on Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets as tensions grow with neighbor Turkey.Florence Par

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Whale carcass washes up on Bali beach

01:09 The rotting carcass of a nearly 14-meter-long whale washed up Thursdayon a Bali beach popular with tourists.The Denpasar Coast and Sea Resources Agency is investigating the death

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Ocean Viking ship rescues 374 migrants near Libyan coast

The Ocean Viking rescue boat has helped save the lives of 374 migrants off the coast of Libya after their rubber dinghies became stranded. /Julia Schaefemeyer/SOS Mediterranee More than 350 mi

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M5.1 earthquake jolts waters off Taitung County, China's Taiwan

A magnitude-5.1 earthquake jolted coastal waters off Taitung County, China's Taiwan, at 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).Th

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17 victims identified in Indonesia's Sriwijaya plane crash

Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) investigators inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, Indonesia, January 15,

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Indonesia Sriwijaya Air crash: Anguished family members await news

Anguished family members of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crash victims visited the National Police Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia to provide DNA samples to help identify the remains. /VCG

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Black box of Indonesia's crashed plane retrieved

Divers on Tuesday retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported.

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Black box of Indonesia's crashed plane retrieved

Divers on Tuesday retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported.