Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports
HON KHOI (Vietnam), May 19 (AFP): The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning out across shallow seawater pools in southern Vietnam to harvest the precious mineral, hoping for a better season than the last.The work is punishing and the incomes unstable, subject...
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Washington issues warning to airlines flying over Gulf
WASHINGTON, May 18 (AFP): The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned US airlines flying over the Gulf to exercise caution "due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the region."The advisory, which also covers airspace over the Gulf of Oman, comes amid rising tensions between the US and...
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Oil flows on Atyrau-Samara pipeline continue
JEDDAH, May 19 (Reuters): Oil loadings on a key export pipeline between Kazakhstan and Russia continue despite disruptions to flows via Russia from contaminated oil, Kazakhstan's deputy energy minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev said.Russia's oil export flows have been disrupted since April, when high levels of organic chloride were found in crude...
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Imported food items to get more costly in Pakistan
KARACHI: Perturbed by soaring dollar prices, many importers of food items have put on hold sales of foreign goods in the market while others continue business as usual under a long-term commitment with foreign buyers.Talking to Dawn Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association (KWGA) Patron-in-Chief Anis Majeed said the uncertain rupee-dollar parity...
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Qatar ships LNG to UAE after Dolphin pipeline outage
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters): A major gas pipeline from Qatar to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dolphin, experienced an outage for several days last month and Qatar filled the gap with additional liquefied gas supplies, a source familiar with the situation said. Qatar has been under a political and economic...
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