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Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» PANAMA CITY - Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday.
Royal Ascot battling 'headwinds' to secure foreign aces: racing director
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» PARIS - The "headwinds" of prizemoney and rival racing festivals are even more concerning than they were last year but nevertheless the quality of foreign runners at Royal Ascot is "pretty positive", director of racing Nick Smith told AFP.
'Intolerable' US claim sparks new row over Panama Canal
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» PANAMA CITY - Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.
How the All Blacks learned to unleash the haka
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» WELLINGTON - Before France take on New Zealand in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup on Friday evening, the hosts will have to face the ferocious challenge laid down by the All Blacks in the haka.
Death toll rises to 15 in Senegal strife
AFP, Published on 03/06/2023
» DAKAR: Tensions remained high in Senegal on Saturday after fresh overnight clashes brought the death toll to 15 in the two days since a court convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
Hong Kongers find new ways to defend democratic ideals
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» HONG KONG - Two years after being released from a Hong Kong prison, Lau Ka-tung has lost count of the times he has returned -- not as an inmate, but to offer support to pro-democracy activists in jail.
Macron, von der Leyen to press China's Xi on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» BEIJING - French and EU leaders will on Thursday seek to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» Myanmar's military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes.
China Evergrande to get $818m for scrapping stadium deal
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» BEIJING: Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande has cancelled a contract to build a football stadium in a southern city in return for 5.52 billion yuan ($818 million), it said in a filing.
China property giant Evergrande suspends share trading again
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Troubled Chinese property developer giant Evergrande and all its units suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday morning, according to a notice to the stock exchange.