Archive for the January 24, 2019
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European wheat futures in Paris rose on Tuesday, supported by firmer US prices in Chicago, with the EU market still waiting for signs of new export business should Black Sea countries restrict overseas grain sales.
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Northwest European gasoline refining margins fell to their lowest since October on Tuesday as slow export activity weighed. While new gasoline cargoes were booked in recent days to leave Europe for North America and West
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Steel rebar futures in China fell on Tuesday, breaking a three-day winning streak, signs that real estate growth in the country is easing, limiting steel demand for construction. China's real estate growth slowed to 2
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The Karachi Port handled 141,911 tonnes of cargo comprising 74,419 tonnes of import cargo and 67,492 tonnes of export cargo including 5,788 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Cotton prices were firm on the local market on Wednesday in the process of improved business activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,700, they added. In the ready session, approximately
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Rice traders in the Philippines are set to import about 1.2 million tonnes of the staple food, a state grains agency spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian country lifts a two-decade-old cap
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Thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Wednesday of Aya Maasarwe, an Arab Israeli student killed in Australia, in her hometown of Baqa al-Gharbiya in northern Israel. The 21-year-old was raped and murdered in Australia's
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Heavy losses for jihadist and militant groups in Syria and Iraq fuelled a 33-percent drop in global terror attacks in 2018, with fatalities falling to a 10-year low, defence analyst Jane's said Wednesday. The downswing
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The European Union urged member countries on Wednesday to crack down on schemes granting "golden visas and passports" to foreign investors, warning they can bring corruption and money laundering in their wake. The European Commission,
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Cyprus cried "double standards" on Wednesday after the European Union said its citizenship-for-investment scheme could bring organised crime, money laundering and corruption in its wake. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, published a report
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