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China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry
BEIJING: China reported on Wednesday a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities. China reported 46 new confirmed
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U.S. senators press Saudi officials to put oil cut in motion
WASHINGTON: Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials from the kingdom and urged them to take concrete action to cut crude
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Oil drops over $1 on oversupply after OPEC+ delays meeting
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK: Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after the world’s top producers delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could partly alleviate oversupply in global markets as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand. Brent crude
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Trump: Saudi Arabia, Russia “both went crazy” on oil issue
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he planned to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and that Saudi Arabia and Russia “both went crazy” over oil prices pushed down by an economic slowdown caused by the need to slow
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Tsunami warnings after magnitude 7.8 quake off Russia’s Kuril islands
U.S. authorities put out tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, but meteorological officials in Japan issued no alerts, although they said there might be slight tidal changes. The U.S. National Oceanic
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Saudi Arabia, Russia raise stakes in oil production standoff
DUBAI/MOSCOW: Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would boost its oil supplies to a record high in April, raising the stakes in a standoff with Russia and effectively rebuffing Moscow’s suggestion for new talks. The clash of oil titans Saudi Arabia
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Oil prices rise 4% after biggest one-day fall since 1991
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose by more than US$1 todau after a price war by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia sparked the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War, but investors saw little chance of a quick price recovery
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Why is the MH17 trial in the Netherlands?
The first hearing in the criminal trial of four men accused of murder for their roles in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine is due to start in the Netherlands on Monday: What happened? MH17 was
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‘US intelligence told lawmakers of Russian bid to boost Trump re-election’
WASHINGTON: US intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trump’s re-election, a person familiar with the briefing
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Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo, air strikes under way
BEIRUT/AMMAN: The Syrian army said yesterday that it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo’s northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups “wherever they are found”. The advances were
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