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Oil surges to four-year high on Trump blockade warning
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a four-year high above $126 Thursday after Donald...
Nations urged to ‘go further’ as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Santa Marta (Colombia) (AFP) - Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway...
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda's sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can't...
Powell to stay as Fed governor after chairman term, citing legal attacks
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he would stay at the central...
Oil spikes while divided Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
New York (AFP) - Oil prices shot higher Wednesday on concerns of an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,...
African oil producers defend need to drill at fossil fuel exit talks
Santa Marta (Colombia) (AFP) - Oil-rich African nations at global fossil fuel phaseout talks in Colombia said Wednesday they would...
Hungary’s Magyar pushes to unblock EU billions in Brussels
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar vowed Wednesday that frozen EU funds would start flowing to Budapest soon,...
Oil spikes while stocks slip ahead of US Fed rate decision
London (AFP) - Oil prices shot higher Wednesday on concerns of an extended blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while...
US Fed chief’s plans in focus as central bank set to hold rates steady
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is widely expected Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged for a...
European stocks fall with eyes on earnings, US Fed
London (AFP) - European stocks slipped as oil prices surged Wednesday, with investors digesting a wave of corporate earnings and...
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