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Mexico can accept medical kit in barter for presidential jet

(Reuters) – The Mexican government is considering a $ 120 million offer for a luxurious presidential plane after a potential unidentified buyer offered to pay part in cash and part in medical equipment, a government official said Monday. FILE PHOTO: Boeing 787-8 Presidential Dreamliner of the Mexican Air Force is …

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Why is silver trading at a maximum of almost 4 years?

Silver futures marked their biggest sell-off in nearly four years on Monday, fueled by a sharp rise in investment demand as the metal continues to catch up with sister metal gold. Trading in the gray metal is worth just 10% of what gold sees every day, so hedge funds and …

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Prayers for the dead as young Myanmar jade miners cried

(Reuters) – College student Saw Myint Tun traveled hundreds of miles from his home in February to work in the jade mines of northern Myanmar in search of gems that could transform his family’s modest fortune. Family members pray next to a coffin containing the body of a victim after …

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