Singapore reports 23 tonnes of oil leak near Sentosa
A diesel oil leak was discovered in the southern waters of Singapore on Wednesday, caused by a damaged shore fuel hose on an island near Sentosa.

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'Intolerable' US claim sparks new row over Panama Canal
PANAMA CITY - Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.

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We will not be bullied, says S.Africa president after US barbs
CAPE TOWN - South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after criticism this week of his government from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.

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Especially if they come with reductions to Medicaid, food stamps and other safety net programs, the policy will make the rich richer and leave most worse off.

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Deadline looms for US federal worker resignations under Musk plan
WASHINGTON - More than two million US federal workers were hours away from a deadline Thursday to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired on the spot in a plan by billionaire Elon Musk to gut the civil service.

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The eastern province of Deir al-Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

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