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China’s 2023 coal imports from Australia rise, but below pre-ban era

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s coal imports from Australia picked up in 2023 after a ban of nearly two years was lifted, but they remained below pre-ban levels as the supplier tries to regain market share from cheaper competitors Mongolia and Russia. China imported 52.47 million metric tons of Australian coal in 2023, customs data showed on …

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Red Sea crisis pressures China’s exporters as shipping delays, costs mount

By Samuel Shen, Casey Hall and Ellen Zhang SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian. Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa and imports off-road vehicles from Europe, told Reuters the cost of shipping a container …

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Haley woos independents in final New Hampshire push against Trump

By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant PORTSMOUTH/KEENE, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Tom Mita, a 45-year-old non-profit worker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is not registered with a political party. That makes him the perfect target for Nikki Haley, who needs independent voters for a chance to prevail in this pivotal primary state. Mita is thinking about …

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Ukraine shelling of Russian-controlled city of Donetsk kills 27, officials say

(Reuters) -Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured when Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said on Sunday. According to Alexei Kulemzin, the city’s Russian-installed mayor, Ukrainian forces bombarded a busy area where shops and a market are located. Pushilin said …

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Russia suspends operations at fuel export terminal after suspected Ukrainian drone attack

By Andrew Osborn and Maxim Rodionov (Reuters) -Russian energy company Novatek said on Sunday it had been forced to suspend some operations at a huge Baltic Sea fuel export terminal due to a fire started by what Ukrainian media said was a drone attack. The giant Ust-Luga complex, located on the Gulf of Finland about …

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Russia says four survive charter jet crash in Afghanistan, condition of two others unclear

KABUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, citing the Russian embassy there, and it said the condition of two other passengers on board was not yet clear. Two Taliban provincial officials said four survivors were now with Taliban administration …

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