'Beijing requested that ...': Maldives govt's statement after Chinese vessel's 'port call' stirs concerns

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Maldives on Tuesday reacted to media reports about a Chinese research vessel heading towards Male, saying that Beijing had formally requested for a diplomatic clearance for its ship.The Maldivian foreign ministry said that the vessel is halting for "rotation of personnel and replenishment", adding that it received assurance from...

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Biden Announces $5 Billion in New Infrastructure Projects
Biden Announces $5 Billion , in New Infrastructure Projects. President Biden visited Superior, Wisconsin, on Jan. 25, CBS News reports. . While there, he revealed an investment of nearly $5 billion that will aid 37 infrastructure projects in at least 12 states. . Some of the investments include $600 million to fix the I-5 bridge between Washington and Oregon. $372 million for Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge. and $1.06 billion to fix the Blatnik Bridge connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota. . The president took the time to speak with iron workers while referencing the importance of Blatnik Bridge. For decades, people talked about replacing this bridge. But it never got done — until today, President Joe Biden, via statement. I'm beyond proud to announce $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to build this new bridge, President Joe Biden, via statement. $2.8 billion will serve projects in rural areas of the U.S. In addition to bridges, the funds will go toward a California offshore wind project, a shipping vessel container terminal in Louisiana and railroad improvements in Nevada. . In addition to bridges, the funds will go toward a California offshore wind project, a shipping vessel container terminal in Louisiana and railroad improvements in Nevada. . In addition to bridges, the funds will go toward a California offshore wind project, a shipping vessel container terminal in Louisiana and railroad improvements in Nevada. . In addition to bridges, the funds will go toward a California offshore wind project, a shipping vessel container terminal in Louisiana and railroad improvements in Nevada. . The White House has previously announced 40,000 additional infrastructure projects worth over $400 billion as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and more

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Maldives

Island country in South Asia
Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed later in the day that the process of appointing “competent Indian technical personnel” to..
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Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer, who is on his first official visit to India, has distanced his government from the derogatory remarks made by some of..
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Moosa Zameer, the foreign minister of Maldives, has landed in India for his inaugural bilateral official visit during a period of tense relations between the two..
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also shared details of his arrival on X saying. "Warm welcome to FM @MoosaZameer of Maldives on his official visit to India...
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Indian Ocean

Ocean bounded by Asia, Africa and Australia
The EU and India have made significant steps in the past years to deepen their security and defence cooperation including counter-terrorism, cyber and maritime..
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IIT Madras researchers have identified the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal as potential storage sinks for huge amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be..
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