Archive for the January 18, 2019
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Business activity improved on the cotton market on Thursday as some mills showed little interest in buying of mixed varieties of lint to replenish their stock, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at
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Vietnam's coffee prices fell on Thursday ahead of a week-long Lunar New Year holiday early next month, while Indonesian premium widened on empty stock. Traders forecast Vietnam's January coffee exports will fall to 150,000 tonnes
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An unfounded report pertaining to stoppage of shipping and dispatch of cargo was aired on various channels as well as filed by media on 16th January, 2019 which has necessitated clarification from KPT to reflect
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France will remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East through 2019 despite the announced US withdrawal from the coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. "The retreat from Syria announced
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China's top trade negotiator will travel to the United States for talks later this month ahead of a March deadline to avoid bruising tariff hikes, the commerce ministry said Thursday. Vice Premier Liu He will
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Australia and Fiji pledged closer defence and economic ties Thursday as prime ministers Scott Morrison and Voreque Bainimarama held landmark talks against the backdrop of an increased China presence in the South Pacific. In the
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A cotton seedling that sprouted on the moon has been left to die as China's historic lunar lander continues a freezing night-time nap that will last as long as two earth weeks, scientists said. The
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President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted Thursday that he paid a man in 2015 to rig online opinion polls to favor Trump as he began running for the presidency. Cohen confirmed a Wall
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European Union countries that undermine the bloc's democratic principles could lose EU funds, under a draft law backed by the European Parliament on Thursday. The bill is seen as a new tool to fight threats
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Facebook announced Thursday that it has removed more than 500 pages, groups and accounts originating in Russia for engaging in what the social network called "coordinated inauthentic behavior." The California-based social media giant said they
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