International Headlines

Oil Tanker Rates Spike as US Push Into Venezuela Redraws Flows
Wed Jan 14 11:31 pm
The shipping market is being shaken up by Washington’s intervention in Venezuela, as the prospect of more oil being exported to the US boosts regional tanker rates to their highest level in almost two years.
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China Drinks Maker Eastroc Beverage Said to Gauge Interest for Billion-Dollar Plus Hong Kong Listing
Wed Jan 14 10:19 pm
Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc Beverage Group Co. has started gauging investor interest for a second listing in Hong Kong that may raise more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Trump Tells Reuters He Sees Zelenskiy as Key Impediment to Peace
Wed Jan 14 9:49 pm
President Donald Trump faulted Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the main obstacle to an agreement to end the war Russia launched against his country four years ago.
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FPT Recognized in Everest Group Banking IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
Wed Jan 14 9:07 pm
HANOI, Vietnam — Global IT services provider FPT has been positioned as a Major Contender in the Everest Group Banking IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025, marking its first appearance in this industry benchmark. The research evaluates 41 providers for the banking IT services. Providers are grouped into Leaders, Major Contenders, Aspirants, and Star Performers […]
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Velan Holding to sell its entire holdings in Velan Inc. to Birch Hill Equity Partners
Wed Jan 14 9:02 pm
MONTREAL, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Velan Inc. (TSX: VLN) (“Velan” or the “Company”) today announced that its controlling shareholder, Velan Holding Co. Ltd. (“Velan Holding”), the sole holder of the Company’s multiple voting shares, has agreed to sell its 15,566,567 multiple voting shares and one subordinate voting share (representing approximately 72.1% of the Company’s […]
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Trump Talks Oil, Trade in ‘Good Call’ With Venezuela’s Rodriguez
Wed Jan 14 8:58 pm
President Donald Trump said he had a “very good call” with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday, hailing her cooperation with his administration a day before he is scheduled to meet with the country’s opposition leader.
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JPMorgan, Brookfield See Deals Revival for Clean Energy Assets
Wed Jan 14 8:38 pm
Clean energy projects are poised for a revival in mergers and acquisitions activity on the strengthening outlook for electricity demand and as expectations on asset valuations converge, according to some of the sector’s top dealmakers.
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BHP, Rio Tinto Are Joining Forces to Boost Iron Ore Pipeline
Wed Jan 14 7:57 pm
BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group, the world’s two biggest mining companies, are poised to join forces in Australia’s Pilbara iron ore hub to produce up to 200 million tons of the steelmaking material from next decade.
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Samsung Epis Holdings Delivers Business Updates at the 44th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Wed Jan 14 7:46 pm
Samsung Bioepis plans to secure 20 biosimilars in its products and pipeline by 2030 The new pipeline will include dupilumab, guselkumab, ixekizumab, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, vedolizumab, and ocrelizumab, in addition to pembrolizumab currently in Phase 1 and 3 clinical studies Having secured investigational new drug application (IND) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), […]
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Aya Announces Board Transition and Secondary Market Transaction by Insiders
Wed Jan 14 7:21 pm
MONTREAL, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Corporation”) today announced that two long-standing members of its Board of Directors, Robert Taub, Chair of the Board, and Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Lead Independent Director, will not stand for re-election at the Corporation’s upcoming annual meeting, […]
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