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US ‘disappointed’ in Mexico’s new GMO corn decree

February 16, 2023

Corn sits on a drying rack at the home of Norma and Eugene “Hutch” Naranjo in Ohkay Owingeh, formerly known as San Juan Pueblo, in northern New Mexico on Aug 21, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON - The United States said on Tuesday it was "disappointed" in the Mexican government's...

International

Study: Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication

February 16, 2023

This aerial view shows southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) swimming off the coast of Infanta, near the Breede River estuary, on Oct 21, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) JOHANNESBURG - Noise produced by mining the seabed for nickel, cobalt and other metals for the green energy transition could interfere with whales'...

ACN Newswire

SCIB Terminates Indonesian Project

February 14, 2023

KUCHING, MALAYSIA, Feb 14, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Civil engineering specialist Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) today announced that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, SCIB International (Labuan) Ltd. (SCIBILL), has issued a notice of termination to PT Cipta Multi Sarana (PTCMS) for the proposed engineering, procurement, construction and...

International

Mexico to weed out applicants who ‘abuse’ asylum system

February 14, 2023

Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum wear blankets donated by the Red Cross on the banks of the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on Dec 28, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) MEXICO CITY — Mexico's overwhelmed asylum agency is strengthening efforts to weed out high numbers of applicants who "abuse"...

International

US denies reports of confiscated drone in Namibian territorial waters

February 10, 2023

People pass by US National flags in Washington, DC on Jan 9, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP) WINDHOEK - The US government through its embassy in Namibia has distanced itself from reports of a confiscated sail drone found in Namibian territorial waters near the coastal town of Luderitz in southwestern Namibia....

International

Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections

February 9, 2023

Members of the government and lawmakers of the ruling new democracy party applaud Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) after his speech on a vote of no confidence against the government in Athens on Jan 27, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) ATHENS - The Greek parliament paved the way for banning...

International

Astronomers astonished by ring around frigid distant world Quaoar

February 9, 2023

An illustration showing the frigid distant world Quaoar, orbiting in our solar system beyond Pluto, surrounded by its newly discovered ring, along with its moon Weywot. (PHOTO / REUTERS) WASHINGTON - The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some...

International

DR Congo blames rebels for UN peacekeeper death

February 8, 2023

In this file photo dated Apr 2, 2022, Pakistani UN peacekeepers from United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo carry the remains of their comrades during a memorial service in Goma, eastern Congo. (PHOTO / AP) GOMA — The Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Monday blamed M23...

International

Venezuela govt, opp making progress on humanitarian fund

February 7, 2023

Opposers of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hold a demonstration demanding a leveling of salaries in line with the raising inflation and the high cost of the basic family basket in Caracas on Jan 23, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) CARACAS - Venezuela's governing and opposition parties are making...

JCN Newswire

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves YoY Increases in Order Intake, Revenue, Business Profit, and Net Income in Third Quarter

February 7, 2023

TOKYO, Feb 7, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TSE Code: 7011) announced that order intake rose 19.0% year-over-year to YEN2,966.1 billion in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. Revenue rose 11.1% to YEN2,938.0 billion year-over-year, resulting in business profit of YEN105.2 billion, a 30.3%...

ACN Newswire

HKTDC: Hong Kong ready for business; Delegation arrives in Riyadh

February 6, 2023

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb 6, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - A delegation of business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the city's Chief Executive Mr John Lee and principal government officials, has arrived in Riyadh to explore collaboration opportunities with the business community...

International

FAO: World food prices decline for 10th month running in Jan

February 3, 2023

An internally displaced man pours wheat grains into a sack at Berley Camp, 20 kilometers from the city of Gode, Ethiopia, on Jan10, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) ROME - World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18 percent from a record...

International

European Parliament lifts 2 lawmakers’ immunity in graft probe

February 3, 2023

French leftist party La France Insoumise Euro Deputy Manon Aubry uses her mobile phone as she takes part in a vote on a request for waiver of the immunity of MPs Marc Tarabella of Belgium and Italian Andrea Cozzolino's as part of a probe into alleged bribery by Qatar and...

International

Exit from bloc takes toll on overseas students

February 1, 2023

The number of students from the European Union studying in the United Kingdom has fallen by half since Brexit, newly published figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, or HESA, have revealed. The data coincides with the third anniversary of the UK finally leaving the 27-member bloc at the start...

International

Mexico finds over 50 kids from Guatemala in migrant truck

January 27, 2023

In this file photograph dated Aug 26, 2021, unaccompanied Guatemalan children who were deported by plane from Mexico arrive at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City. (PHOTO / AP) MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities on Thursday stopped a crowded truck transporting nearly 70 migrants from Guatemala, mostly unaccompanied children,...

ACN Newswire

SCIB Enforces Rights to Withdraw from Project

January 27, 2023

KUCHING, MALAYSIA, Jan 27, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Civil engineering specialist Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) today announced that the Company has issued a letter of withdrawal to Kencana Healthcare Sdn. Bhd. (KHSB) for the proposed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts involving a specialist hospital...

ACN Newswire

Mastering Wind Power Online Workshop is Back by Popular Demand

January 26, 2023

Singapore, Jan 26, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Infocus International Group, a global business intelligence provider of strategic information and professional services, has announced the new dates for Mastering Wind Power training and it will be commencing live on the 20th of February 2023. Attendees will gain an...

International

France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month

January 26, 2023

In this file photograph taken on November 11, 2019, an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of the French Army patrols a rural area during the Bourgou IV operation in northern Burkina Faso along the border with Mali and Niger. (MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) PARIS - France will withdraw its troops from...

ACN Newswire

Infocus International Brings Back Public-Private Partnerships In-Person Course in Singapore

January 25, 2023

Singapore, Jan 25, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) workshop is back for 2023 in Singapore. Infocus International is delighted to bring one of their best events to professionals from all around the world and it will be commencing on 6th February 2023 in Singapore.We...