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Officials say the system relies on closer coordination between agencies and across provincial boundaries.  This gives inland manufacturers more direct access to export markets, while cutting logistics costs by about 10 per cent. SHANGHAI SET THE PACE Efforts like the Henan pilot build on a much longer push to strengthen logistics and shipping infrastructure along China’s coast. In Shanghai, for example, the West Bund was once a busy cargo hub on the Huangpu River. Now a riverside public space, the giant orange cranes that remain are an iconic reminder of that industrial past. At the turn of the millennium, China’s 10th Five-Year Plan called for…

Khartoum, Sudan – Before Husna Mohamed’s five children leave for school and her husband heads to his workshop, the 34-year-old is already carrying jerrycans towards her southern Khartoum neighbourhood’s shared water pipe.Power cuts mean that the electric motor she once used to pump water inside her home is now useless, forcing her to make the daily trip.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“My day has become a series of attempts to overcome these small details, which have piled up to become a daily burden,” Husna told Al Jazeera. “When the electricity was stable, daily household chores were easier.”Sudan’s power…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Vice President Kamala Harris is blaming President Donald Trump as Americans feel pain at the pump amid high fuel prices.”Here in North Carolina and around the country, gas prices are too high,” Harris wrote in a post on X. “This is a direct result of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, and the American people are paying the price.”The post features a video of Harris delivering remarks while standing outside in front of a sign displaying fuel prices.DEMOCRATS POUNCE ON $4 A GALLON GAS, BLAME TRUMP’S IRAN WAR FOR ‘BROKEN…

5th woman accuses Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct Lonna Drewes accuses former Congressman Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, claiming he drugged and raped her. Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley discusses how Swalwell’s political ‘enablers’ protected him despite alleged misconduct. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eric Swalwell, the former Democratic presidential hopeful who resigned from Congress and quit the California governor’s race this week amid a storm of allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape, spent campaign money at a Hollywood hotel where a former model claims he sexually assaulted her.Swalwell’s 2018 re-election campaign made two payments at…

Ontario’s solicitor general says he is going to “get to the bottom” of why dozens of prisoners in provincial jails are being mistakenly released every year — an issue that first came to the minister’s attention more than a year ago. Internal government documents, obtained by Global News through freedom of information laws, show the province “improperly” released more than 150 inmates between 2021 and September 2025, with no proper explanation as to why.The revelation led to scathing blowback at Queen’s Park from critics who claimed the government wasn’t adequately protecting the province and a rare admission from the minister…

Police have urgent welfare concerns for a baby, who was last seen on Thursday afternoon in South Hedland.15-month-old Indicah was last seen around 1pm in the South Hedland area.She was believed to be in the company of her father, Lleyton, however police inquiries have established the whereabouts of the child is now unknown.The whereabouts of her 27-year-old father is also unknown.Anyone with information is asked to contact police immediately on 131 444.

BEIJING: China advised its citizens on Thursday (Apr 16) to use caution when travelling to the United States and avoid entry at Seattle’s main airport following “malicious” border checks.Around 20 Chinese scholars planning to attend academic conferences were “recently” denied entry by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, despite holding valid visas, according to a foreign ministry statement.The Chinese ministry said the scholars were also subjected to “unreasonable questioning” by the officers.CBP did not respond immediately to AFP’s request, sent outside US business hours, for more information about the alleged entry denials. The Chinese foreign ministry…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LAS VEGAS – WrestleMania 42 is the big-ticket item on pro wrestling fans’ checklist this weekend in Las Vegas, but before the bell rings, WWE will enshrine its 2026 class into the Hall of Fame.AJ Styles, Stephanie McMahon, Sycho Sid, Bad News Brown, Dennis Rodman, the tag team duo known as Demolition and Hulk Hogan’s match with Andre the Giant from WrestleMania 3 are included this year. Jade Cargill enters the arena before competing against Iyo Sky during SmackDown at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty…

Anthropic said Thursday it’s expanding its presence in London with new office space for 800 people, days after rival OpenAI unveiled plans for its first permanent office in the U.K. capital. The maker of the Claude AI chatbot currently has more than 200 people based in London, the company said in a statement. “London is already one of our most important research and commercial hubs outside the US, and our expansion in the Knowledge Quarter gives us the room to grow into,” Pip White, Anthropic’s head of EMEA north, said in a statement. “The UK combines ambitious enterprises and institutions…

Iranian threats hobbled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during the war, moving what little remained north into its own waters. Before war Feb. 18–27 After Iranian retaliation April 3–12 Now the U.S. has mounted a blockade of its own, redrawing the board once again. After the U.S. blockade U.S. ships enforcing blockade in Gulf of Oman U.S. ships enforcing blockade in Gulf of Oman The American blockade aims to upend a dynamic that had become the new normal in the Strait of Hormuz since the United States and Israel launched the war in late February: Iran allowed ships carrying…