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US broadly authorizes transactions with Venezuela’s oil company PDVSA

The US issued a general license on Wednesday broadly authorizing US companies to do business with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, a key step that could secure investment and, in the longer term, increase the country’s crude production capacity. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 Washington has been easing sanctions on Venezuela since […]

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Beleaguered Macron names new French aircraft carrier “Free France”

Baird Maritime – International 03/18/2026 3:43 pm – Updated 11 hours ago 2 Min France’s new aircraft carrier will be named Free France (Free France), deeply unpopular President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, as Paris advances its 10.2-billion-euro ($12 billion) programme to replace its ageing nuclear-powered flagship Charles de Gaulle. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) […]