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Captured Venezuela-bound tanker captain now aboard US ship, woman’s lawyer says

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Captured Venezuela-bound tanker captain now aboard US ship, woman’s lawyer says

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The captain of a Venezuela-bound crude oil tanker seized by the United States this month has been taken from British territorial waters and is now aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, a lawyer for the captain’s wife said on Tuesday. The US Coast Guard and US military special forces, which … Read more

Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

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Japan says China’s dual-use export ban “unacceptable”, rare earths in the crosshairs

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s chief government spokesman said on Wednesday that China’s ban on dual-use goods exports to the country was “absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable”, as a diplomatic row between Asia’s top two economies escalated. Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian … Read more