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Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Can’t Be Accident, EU Tech Chief Says
The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental, as leaders from the region prepare to gather for a NATO summit devoted to the topic.

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US Sanctions on Russia Ripple Through Tanker Market
Oil tanker rates jumped on Monday as the Biden Administration’s sanctions on Russia’s petroleum trade threaten to cut the supply of ships while forcing traders to seek alternative sources of crude.

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New Sanctions to Test Russia’s Shadow Fleet Resilience
Sweeping U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil industry will make it more expensive for Moscow to sell its oil and complicate sea-borne crude exports due to restrictions on tankers, analysts and traders said on Monday.

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US Slaps Sanctions on Chinese Yard Wison For Supplying Technology to Arctic LNG 2
Time has run out for Chinese technology provider Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine, a key partner in Novatek’s Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects. The company’s brazen scheme to deliver a large power plant from its Zhoushan yard to the Russian Arctic last fall has now garnered the attention of US officials, resulting in sanctions against Wison and several vessel operators.

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Chinese Trade Surplus Soars to $1 Trillion Ahead of Trump Return
China’s trade surplus soared to a record last year, driven by strong exports that boosted the economy but may soon be threatened by the incoming Trump administration.

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Chinese Exports Rise To Record Ahead Of Looming Trump Tariffs
By Bloomberg News Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Chinese exports hit a record high as companies rushed to get goods out the door to make up for sluggish demand at home and...

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Hungary Plans Talks On Oil Prices After US Sanctions On Russia
BUDAPEST, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new round of US sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas...

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Biden’s Sweeping Sanctions Target Russia’s Oil Exports as Trump Prepares for Office
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia's oil and gas revenues on Friday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump's incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.

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Oil Tankers Back Up Near Yemeni Port After Israel Hits Tugs
(Bloomberg) — An unusually large flotilla of merchant vessels has backed up near Yemen’s Ras Isa port in the Red Sea after Israeli air raids damaged the tugboats needed to...

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Bulk Carrier Carrying 45,000 Tons of Salt Runs Aground in Delaware River
The 623-foot motor vessel Algoma Verity ran aground in the Delaware River approximately one mile north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on Wednesday evening. The grounding occurred at 6:30 p.m....

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Martyrs’ Day Protest: Panama Reminds Trump ‘The Canal is Ours’
Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal in 1964, with some protesters burning an effigy of President-elect Donald Trump who has threatened to retake the vital global waterway.

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Biden Set to Push New Russia Sanctions Before Trump Takes Office
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office