JP Morgan VLCC newbuilding splurge tops $1.26bn with fresh orders at Hanwha Ocean
The US investment bank is said to have 10 VLCC newbuildings booked at shipyards in China and South Korea
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Hong Kong start-up inks eight-ship order to move into product tankers and car carriers
Zhongnan Shipping said to have made debut transaction at domestic shipyard
Amnesty picked a fight with JK Rowling over trans rights. It backfired
The human rights body drilled into a volcano guaranteed to erupt when it called out the author’s women-only centre for survivors of sexual abuse.
U.S. citizen who was trapped in Iran for a year is home, lawyer says
A U.S.-Iranian woman who was trapped in Iran on allegations of espionage and collaborating with a hostile state that her attorney called “bogus” departed the country earlier this week.
Did AI decide who lost their jobs? Meta is heading to court over that question
Enterprises that use AI in hiring and firing decisions continue to be under scrutiny, and this time it’s Meta under the microscope.
A legal complaint filed on July 13 in a US District Court in California alleges that Meta used…
US says latest attack wave on Iran completed – as it happened
This blog is now closed – our latest full report is hereFor a second day in a row, US strikes targeted Iran’s southern port city of Bushehr, home to the country’s only civilian nuclear plant, according to the state news agency IRNA quoting a local offi…
Iranian doctor says US strike damaged children’s cancer hospital
Iranians are inspecting the damage from days of US strikes on key cities in the country’s south and west.
Iranian doctor says US strike damaged children’s cancer hospital
Iranians are inspecting the damage from days of US strikes on key cities in the country’s south and west.
Trump-supporting pastor laments ‘very difficult moment’: ‘Many feel betrayed’
A conservative Haitian pastor who helped marshal support for President Donald Trump spoke out on Wednesday, saying many people in the community are feeling betrayed by an administration that is trying to strip some of their right to live in the U.S., …
Celebrations erupt in Argentina’s capital after World Cup semifinal win
Jubilant fans leapt with joy in Buenos Aires after Argentina defeated England 2-1 in Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal.