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US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents sayThe Trump administration plans significant funding increases for programs countering China's global influence. Hundreds of millions will be...- In 1900, Chicago made its river flow backward to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, redirecting the water toward the Mississippi Basin insteadChicago reversed its river flow in the late 1800s to protect its drinking water. This engineering feat sent waste away from Lake Michigan a...
- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
- Indus Waters Treaty remains 'valid, binding and operative': Pakistan Deputy PM DarPakistan vehemently rejects India's revocation of the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting its continued validity and binding nature. Deputy Prim...
- The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture throughShip traffic is slowly resuming in the Strait of Hormuz following an interim deal between Iran and the U.S., but lingering questions about ...
- A canal without locks? A Latin American mega project aims to challenge the Panama Canal without digging oneMexico’s dry canal project is changing global trade with a bold rail-based route connecting oceans. The Interoceanic Corridor uses a 192-mi...
- Each El Nino is unique, says WMO's climate prediction chiefEl Nino conditions are set to emerge by August, bringing extreme weather. This natural phenomenon will cause droughts in regions like West ...
- Pete Hegseth’s silence on Taiwan is exactly what Xi Jinping wantsUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth adopted a quieter approach to Taiwan at a Singapore security forum. This shift in communication aims to p...
- Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokeholdGlobal trade routes are shifting dramatically. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war is forcing ships to use the Panama C...
- Can Trump 'take back' the Panama Canal?Donald Trump wants to take back the Panama Canal from Panama but has not given specific details on his plans. He claims excessive tolls are...
- Panama firmly rejects U.S. claims: No free passage for American ships through the Panama canalPanama has rejected the U.S. State Department's assertion that U.S. ships can pass through the Panama Canal without charge. The claim, whic...
- Donald Trump warns again, says, 'The US is going to take back the Panama Canal, or something very powerful is going to happen'Donald Trump is again stressing his claims to retake the Panama Canal by a show of force if needed. Trump's warning is again directed at Ch...
- We did not give the Panama Canal to China, we are taking it back: Donald TrumpDonald Trump, in his inaugural address as the 47th U.S. President, announced plans to reclaim the Panama Canal, currently controlled by Pan...
- U.S to take back Panama Canal, says President Donald TrumpIn his address, Trump said that American ships are being over charged for passage through the Panama Canal.
- Panama celebrates the 25th anniversary of Panama Canal handover as Trump wants to take it backPanama celebrated the 25th anniversary of the US handover of the Panama Canal, marking the day with a tribute to former US President Jimmy ...
- Panama Canal Clash: President José Raúl Mulino Fires Back at Trump's Bold Reclaim RemarkPresident-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the United States might reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing concerns over high fees...
- Donald Trump’s Panama Canal threat: What’s at stake and why it matters nowLatin American leaders united against President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments suggesting the US should reclaim control of the Panama...
- Panama Canal cost, history: Why is Donald Trump threatening to take over key artificial waterway?Donald Trump has warned that once he becomes President, he could reimpose US control over the Panama Canal.
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