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EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority to be based in Germany

February 23, 2024 The European Union said Thursday that the German city of Frankfurt will host the bloc\'s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA).

Indonesia inaugurates largest port for eastern region

February 23, 2024 Indonesia inaugurated the Makassar New Port with an investment of 5.4 trillion rupiah (around 345 million U.S. dollars) in South Sulawesi, the second largest port in Indonesia after Tanjung Priok in Jakarta.

California taking advantage of storms to boost water supplies

February 23, 2024 California is taking advantage of this year’s storms to expand water supplies, building off of last year’s actions to capture stormwater.

California ZEV sales skyrocketed more than 1000% in the last decade

February 23, 2024 The sales of new zero emission vehicles have soared 1022% over the past 10 years, according to data from the California Energy Commission.

Kenya repays part of 2 bln USD Eurobond, ending fears of default

February 23, 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday the government has successfully settled part of its 2 billion U.S. dollars in Eurobonds maturing in June, eliminating the risk of debt default.

Reconstruction of railway linking Afghanistan to Uzbekistan begins

February 23, 2024 The reconstruction work for the railway connecting Afghanistan to neighboring Uzbekistan kicked off on Wednesday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Thursday.

African Union bans donkey skin trade

February 21, 2024 The African Union has banned the donkey skin trade, signaling an end to years of the legal slaughter of hundreds of thousands of donkeys across the continent.

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad

February 21, 2024 Vietnam aims to send 125,000 laborers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, China\'s Taiwan and South Korea, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Ukrainian Railways extends restrictions on transportation of fats and oils to Poland via Izov station

February 21, 2024 Ukrainian Railways has extended temporary convention-related restrictions on the transportation of agricultural cargo to Poland via the Izov station.

Unite: Government's fire and rehire code of conduct a bad joke

February 21, 2024 Commenting on the government’s new code of conduct on fire and rehire, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said that ‘fire and rehire’ practice should obviously be against the law.

Suez Canal revenues drop by 40-50 percent since Gaza war

February 20, 2024 Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that the Suez Canal\'s revenues have decreased by 40-50 percent since the outbreak of the war on the Gaza Strip and the recent tensions in the Red Sea.

UK: TRA proposes anti-dumping measures on ceramic tiles be kept

February 20, 2024 The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published initial findings proposing an anti-dumping measure on ceramic tiles from China be kept, except on certain larger subsets of the product that are not produced in the UK.