US moves a step nearer to anti-piracy arms measure

AN AMENDMENT that requires the US Department of Defense to provide military personnel on US-flagged ships carrying government cargoes through piracy-prone waters has passed the US House of Representatives.

Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland sponsored the amendment to the...

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