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Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...

The vessel, which the coast guard said also sailed under the Tanzanian flag, was expected to travel to South Korea's Busan port. Chunghwa's telecoms service quickly returned to normal on Friday ...

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A Chinese-owned cargo ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecoms cable off Taiwan has stopped transmitting its location on the high seas, Taiwan's coast guard said Tuesday. The Cameroon-flagged ...

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Taiwan has asked South Korean authorities for assistance in the investigation into the ship, which also sails under the Tanzanian flag with two sets of automatic identification system signals ...

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has reported that Tanzanian professional boxer Hassan Mgaya died on December 30 due to injuries sustained from a KO suffered on December 27 The 29-year-old was ...

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President Joe Biden announced Monday, Dec. 30 that all U.S. flags will fly at half-staff to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Here's what we know about how long they'll be lowered ...

United States flags are at half-staff across the country in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100. Carter, the 39th president, was the longest-living commander ...