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Maryland [US], March 28 (ANI): The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) interviewed the ship's captain, his mate, the chief engineer, and one other engineer onboard the merchant vessel MV Dali, which struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a press conference on Wednesday. Providing an update on the callapse of the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, Hornandy sa ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Thursday held a meeting with the Malaysian Minister of Digital, Gobind Singh Deo and concluded his two-day official visit to the country. In his meeting with the Malaysian minister, EAM discussed bilateral cooperation in the digital sector. In a post on X, EAM Jaishankar said, "Concluded my program in Malaysia by meeting Digital Minister ..read more
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BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 709.48
Euro 100 770.43
Japanese yen 100 4.7195
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.685
British pound 100 899.58
A ..read more
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SINGAPORE, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Officers from Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau and Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have started traveling to Baltimore in the United States to support the investigation into a vessel-bri ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 27 (ANI): Highlighting India's efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has had the opportunity to talk to Moscow "very frankly and bluntly" on the issue. He also said that India has been used by others in 'passing messages' during the conflict. Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Malaysia, was interacting with the Indian community d ..read more
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 27 (ANI): In a strong statement on the Israel-Palestine issue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that whatever the rights and wrongs in the whole conflict between Israel and Palestine, the underlying fact is that the Palestinians have been denied their rights and homeland. He stated that what transpired on October 7 was a 'terrorist attack' but also acknowledged, in reference to th ..read more
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Maryland [US], March 27 (ANI): Among those reported missing following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the US are Mexican nationals, CNN reported, citing Rafael Laveaga, Chief of the Consular Section of Mexico's Embassy in Washington. Laveaga refrained from specifying the exact number of missing Mexican nationals when he addressed reporters near the scene on Tuesday. A reporter asked Laveaga ..read more
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BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 709.46
Euro 100 771.79
Japanese yen 100 4.7099
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.698
British pound 100 899.75 ..read more
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SINGAPORE, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Officers from Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau and Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have started traveling to Baltimore in the United States to support the investigation into a vessel-bridge collision incident, according to the latest statement from the MPA.
A Singapore-flagged container vessel collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, a ..read more
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Manila [Philippines], March 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Paheredar on Tuesday during its port call to Manila and said that India's Act East policy and Indo-Pacific vision will continue to give it a more contemporary form. He presented his remarks at the Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Paheredar on Tuesday and said that his visit and the ship's presence signify th ..read more