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  • Sri Lanka refuse Chinese submarine docking

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    Sri Lanka refused permission for a Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo next week after a similar visit in 2014 angered regional super-power India, a top defence official said Thursday. Chinese authorities had sought clearance

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  • India’s Supreme Court bans reporting judge’s statements

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    An Indian Supreme Court order banning news media from quoting a judge who accused other senior judges of corruption is a troubling blow to freedom of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on

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  • EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    The European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainians on Thursday, fulfilling a key promise to cement ties with Kiev as it remains embroiled in a deadly conflict with pro-Russian insurgents. "YES, we did it!" Ukrainian

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  • Security in Afghanistan likely to ‘deteriorate’: US intelligence chief

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    The head of US intelligence agencies offered a pessimistic assessment Thursday of the security situation in Afghanistan, where the US government is planning to send more troops to combat resurgent Islamic extremists. "The political and

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  • Italians are first couple to reach world’s highest summits

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    Two Italian climbers on Thursday made it to the top of Nepal's Annapurna peak, and at the same time set a record as the first couple to conquer the world's 14 highest mountains. Romano Benet

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  • Somalia strikes new pact to stabilise ravaged state

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    Somalia struck a new stability pact with the international community on Thursday, aimed at steadying the fragile state by bolstering its security, staving off famine and rebooting its economy. New President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed hailed

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  • Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

    The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT: SOYOIL EU degummed: euro tonne fob exmill May 2017 755.00 +0.00 June 2017 740.00 -5.00 July 2017 740.00 -5.00 August 2017/October 2017 725.00 -5.00

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  • Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

    The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT: SOYOIL EU degummed: euro tonne fob exmill May 2017 755.00 +0.00 June 2017 740.00 -5.00 July 2017 740.00 -5.00 August 2017/October 2017 725.00 -5.00

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  • Palm oil at one-month peak

    Malaysian palm oil futures notched up their biggest daily gain in over a month on Thursday evening, recording a fifth consecutive day of increases and hitting a one-month peak on weaker than forecast output growth.

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  • Arabica coffee slips on sell-stops, raw sugar down

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    • May 12th, 2017
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    Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell on Thursday, on chart-based weakness after the failure to break out of a two-week trading range triggered automatic sell orders. Raw sugar prices also slipped, as rains in top-grower

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