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Land reclamation completed for China-funded port city in Sri Lanka

Xinhua 17 Jan 2019

A China-funded port city being constructed in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo has completed the reclamation of land from the sea and will soon be ready for the second phase, China's CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd ... 16 (Xinhua) -- A China-funded port city being constructed in Sri ......

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Port tax now taking its toll

The Brownsville Herald 17 Jan 2019

HARLINGEN — A Port of Harlingen Authority tax reinstated by Cameron County commissioners in November is not only taking a bite out of taxpayers in the port district, it also has taken them by surprise ... The funds can only be used for maintenance and operations at the port, and not for infrastructure projects....

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Record-breaking year for Port of Redwood City

The Daily Journal 17 Jan 2019

The Port of Redwood City has set yet another record in terms of cargo movement and revenue generated, fueling the region’s ongoing construction boom that is only expected to grow ... The port’s fiscal year spans July 1 to June 30 ... For fiscal year 2017-18, payments by the port to the city’s general fund totaled $615,000....

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Russia’s RDIF to boost investment deals in Saudi Arabia

Arab News 17 Jan 2019

Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Wednesday it would significantly boost its investments deals with Saudi Arabia in 2019. The fund’s CEO Kirill Dmitriev led a delegation of more than 20 Russian business figures to the Kingdom to discuss new projects ... Fund statement said....

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Nervous Europe ramps up Brexit preparations

Business Day 17 Jan 2019

EU leaders insist the British economy will be worst hit by a disorderly breakdown in trading ties, but Britain’s neighbours are also braced for disruption. Renewed border controls and regulatory barriers could slow trade and choke ports, and uncertainty hangs over the rights of British citizens living in EU states....

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Abu Dhabi fund to finance Brazil port construction

BN Americas 17 Jan 2019

The total cost of the project is estimated at around US$800mn. <p> <a href="https.//www.bnamericas.com/en/news/privatization/abu-dhabi-fund-to-finance-brazil-port-construction">...continue reading</a> </p> ... ....

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Democrats are divided over whether or not there should be funding for a border wall

Fox News 17 Jan 2019

Rep. Matt Cartwright says that investing in new technology to stop drugs from coming through ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border should take priority over funding for a border wall ... ....

photo: AP / Hassene Dridi

Tunisian workers stage a protest in front of the national union headquarters in the capital Tunis, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

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Tunisia's largest union stages strike as PM warns of cost

Middle East Online 17 Jan 2019

That has forced the government to launch austerity measures to please donors and lenders including the International Monetary Fund. The one-day strike which started at midnight hit airports, ports, schools, hospitals, state media and government offices....

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Port of Columbia County grants $15,000 to dike re-certification project over three fiscal years

The St Helens Chronicle 16 Jan 2019

9, the Port of Columbia County unanimously passed a motion to write a commitment letter to the Rainier Drainage District for a grant of $15,000, to be given over the current and next two fiscal years to assist their dike recertification project ... Daughtry said that with the commitment from the Port, the project now faces a shortfall of $107,966....

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Texas lawmakers unite against Trump’s potential use of Hurricane Harvey funds for border wall

Community Impact Newspaper 16 Jan 2019

More than 20 Texas lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have signed an open letter urging President Donald Trump to avoid using the $15 billion in federal funding appropriated for Hurricane Harvey relief as a means to pay for a border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and end the ongoing government shutdown....

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Texans ask Trump to leave Harvey funds alone

Tyler Morning Telegraph 16 Jan 2019

WASHINGTON — Nearly two dozen high-profile Texas officeholders sent President Donald Trump a letter Tuesday imploring him not to use Hurricane Harvey relief funds to build a border wall ... "We strongly support securing the border with additional federal resources including tactical infrastructure, technology, ports of entry improvements and personnel....

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Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid Harvey aid for border wall

Fort Worth Business Press 16 Jan 2019

WASHINGTON — Nearly two-dozen high profile Texas officeholders sent President Trump a letter Tuesday imploring him not to use Hurricane Harvey relief funds to build a border wall ... "We strongly support securing the border with additional federal resources including tactical infrastructure, technology, ports of entry improvements and personnel....

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Texas governor, top lawmakers tell Trump not to use hurricane relief funds to build border wall

The Hill 16 Jan 2019

Trump won't be ‘deterred’ by Dem ‘obstruction’ MORE Tuesday calling on him not to use funds intended for disaster relief to build a border wall ... Army Corps of Engineers funds, appropriated by Congress and intended for Hurricane Harvey recovery and mitigation efforts, in an effort to secure our southern border," the states....