
Final deal still far off as Hormuz Strait shuttered
A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday unless it is renewed.
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Iran’s central military command announced on Saturday it would resume “strict management” of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the…
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What some of our political leaders have recently shown with their half-intelligible responses to the Gulf crisis provides us no comfort.
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Filipino workers in Taiwan are facing a growing dispute over workplace conditions, with protests highlighting a deeper tension between labor rights and…
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Some vessels managed to slip through the United States’ naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, maritime data showed on Thursday.
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To enhance the teaching skills and professional capacity of overseas Mandarin educators, the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC), in partnership with the…
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China Grove (AFP) — On Andy Corriher’s farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops — but fertilizer costs…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,013.10 on Tuesday, down 0.68 percent, extending its decline as investors remained wary of the continued…
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Taiwan has opened processing for 1.2 million jobs for foreign household workers, including for nannies, following a shift in labor policy, creating new…
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Market pundits remain optimistic about a breakthrough in the talks, as the US and Iran continue discussions to hold another round of face-to-face negotiations…
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The Department of Energy (DoE) is doing San Miguel Corp.’s petroleum unit, Petron Corp., a huge favor by securing an additional crude supply from Russia, first…
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The ceasefire’s collapse is not merely possible, it is probable — unless one side blinks first.
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The blockade by the United States of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend weighed on both the local bourse and foreign exchange market on Monday, 13 April, as…
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The same forces that make this conflict so dangerous may ultimately compel its resolution.
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The statement came after Trump ordered the blockade following marathon US-Iran talks in Pakistan over the weekend that failed to produce a peace agreement.
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The United States has begun a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp escalation in global maritime tensions that could disrupt one of the world’s…
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The American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend weighed on both the local bourse and foreign exchange market on Monday, 13 April, as investors’…
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The ceasefire is already under strain, notably from Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon.
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