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Mar 08, 2025
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump said the French-based CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, will invest $20 billion into America's shipping and logistics sector thereby creating approximately "10,000 new jobs in the US."
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Gaza [Palestine], March 7: Three Palestinians were martyred Thursday as a result of Israeli shelling that targeted a group of citizens east of Shujaiya neighbourhood...
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US administration discusses elections with Ukrainian opposition
New York [US], March 7: After US President Donald Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, representatives of the US government have consulted with leading Ukrainian opposition politicians.
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