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Global shipping industry warns of disruption after Suez Canal blockage

By France24
28 March 2021   |   4:40 pm
The global shipping industry has warned there could be days of disruption, after a massive container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal. More than 10 percent of global trade passes through the strategic waterway. Also in today's show: diplomatic tensions threaten to derail a massive investment deal between the EU and China, and US donut chain Krispy Kreme tries to sweeten the deal for Covid-19 vaccinations.

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