Oil prices saw a slight increase on Friday as investors considered a significant drop in U.S. crude inventories and OPEC+ delaying production hikes, despite mixed U.S. employment data. Brent crude futures rose to $72.88, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed to $69.37, supported by a weaker dollar.
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, announced plans to establish a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk if he wins the election. He also proposed slashing corporate tax rates for domestic manufacturers, creating low-tax housing zones on federal lands, and starting a sovereign wealth fund. Trump's proposals have drawn criticism from various quarters, including concerns about potential impacts on the civil service and housing costs.
In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought. Once known as the country of "30 million palm trees", Iraq's ancient date-growing culture had already suffered from upheaval, especially during the 1980-88 war with Iran, before climate change became a major threat. In the still lush countryside of central Iraq, near Janajah village in Babylon province, hundreds of date palms stand tall and majestic, surrounded by vines and fruit trees. During harvest season... Читать дальше...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Department of Financial Services issued directions to the insurance companies to extend and provide full support to the people affected by floods
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Friday, aiming to solidify warming ties between the two countries before he steps down later this month.
Before watching son Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens Thursday, Donna Kelce showed off the message he left on her jersey.
While Broadcom beat on infrastructure solutions revenue in the latest quarter, it missed in semiconductor solutions and came up short on its overall revenue outlook for the current quarter.
Hunter Biden wants to change his not guilty plea to avoid going to trial on federal tax evasion charges , his defence attorney said Thursday, appearing to surprise prosecutors and the judge just as jury selection was set to begin. Defence attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge that the evidence against Hunter Biden is overwhelming and that the president's son wants to resolve the case with a plea instead of going to trial for a second time just months after he was convicted of felony gun charges in a separate case. Читать дальше...
Earlier today, PM Modi and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong met at the Parliament House in Singapore
The S&P 500 and Dow closed lower in volatile trading, while the Nasdaq saw a slight rise. Investors are cautious ahead of key jobs data, which could influence Federal Reserve rate cuts. Tesla's gains and Frontier Communications' slump were notable movements. Market sentiment remains mixed amid economic reports.
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In a major reshuffle in the police establishment, the Maharashtra government on Thursday transferred nearly two dozen Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy Commissioner-rank officers and IPS probationers. As per transfer orders issued by the state home department, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raj Tilak Roshan has been shifted as Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order) at the Maharashtra police headquarters in Mumbai. IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who was serving as a DCP in Mumbai, has been moved to Pune city. Читать дальше...
Father of US teen who killed in Georgia school shooting arrested
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting South Korea to boost warming ties between the traditional Asian rivals
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Anthony Albanese has unveiled $4.7 billion in funding for a new national plan to combat domestic and gendered violence.
The Troy Common Council voted Thursday night to allow almost $13 million in federal funds to go toward replacing lead pipes.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said Army teams are being roped in to plug the Budameru rivulet breaches to control the flood situation in Vijayawada. Addressing a press conference at the NTR district collectorate in Vijayawada, Naidu, who was accompanied by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said Chouhan has been apprised about the catastrophe. Chouhan earlier in the day conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Vijayawada. Today, the Army... Читать дальше...
The report emphasises the need for $4 trillion in capital base in banks, one-third of which will require fresh capital deployment.
A petition with more than 1,700 signatures urges the City Council to reject the so-called Waterstreet development along Bridgeway.
For more than a century, dams have blocked fish migration on California’s second-largest river. VOA’s Matt Dibble takes us to the removal of the last of four dams, a victory for Native Americans who depend on the river.
The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school and wounding nine others was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son to possess a weapon, authorities said.
A reporter asked Tim Walz if he had anything to say about his family endorsing President Trump.
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