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1. The Suez Canal is blocked in both directions after Panamanian-flagged container ship "The Ever Given" runs aground north of Egypt's Suez Port.
   2021-03-24 03:06:13 (First version)
2. The Suez Canal is blocked in both directions after the Panamanian-flagged container ship "Ever Given" runs aground north of Egypt's Suez Port.
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