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Australia ‘disappointed’ by Chinese owner’s resistance to forced port sale

Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that Canberra was “disappointed” the Chinese leaseholder of the strategic Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership. Private Chinese company Landbridge acquired a 99 year lease to Darwin Port in 2015, prompting criticism of Australia from then-US president Barack Obama. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese […]

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Oil spill snarls shipping traffic in Antwerp port

Shipping was at a near-standstill in Belgium’s port of Antwerp on Friday following an overnight oil spill, Europe’s second-biggest port said as it raced to contain the risks of pollution and economic damage. A port statement said the spill occurred during a “bunkering operation” — the process of filling a ship with fuel — in […]

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Somaliland’s Israel deal could put Berbera port at risk

Somaliland says its recognition by Israel could be a boon for its Berbera port. But with missiles flying across the region, it could also be a target. Berbera port on the Gulf of Aden has been transformed by the United Arab Emirates firm DP World over the past decade into a state-of-the-art facility on one […]

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How Internet Works | Connecting the Dots

The internet isn't a single thing, it's a series of handshakes, lookups, and translations that happen in milliseconds. Let's trace a single request from your keyboard to a database halfway across the world.

Most of us take it for granted: you type a URL, hit enter, and a fraction of a second later, a world of information appears. But between that keystroke and the rendered page lies a complex,…

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