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08:37, 9 July, 2020 NEW YORK - LONDON, JULY 9, ARMENPRESS. Oil prices for 8 July: WTI Crude Oil (Light Sweet) price at NYME? Stock Exchange up by 0.74% to $40.84 per barrel. Brent Crude Oil price at London’s I?E Stock Exchange up by 0.56% to $43.25 per barrel, “Armenpress” reports. Barrel is the unit of measurement of oil volume....

Hunger linked to Covid-19 could cause 12,000 deaths a day by the end of the year, Oxfam says

HUNGER LINKED TO the Covid-19 outbreak could cause as many as 12,000 deaths per day by the end of the year, a new report from Oxfam has said. The highest recor...

Auditors wipe £75m off value of Aberdeen’s replacement exhibition centre Teca

Around £75 million has been wiped off the value of Aberdeen’s Teca according in an audit of the council’s books. KPMG has revealed the replacement exhibition c...

Global oil markets are getting what they need from OPEC+

The world’s oceans were crammed bow-to-stern with tankers laden with the black stuff that nobody wanted. There was even an armada of Saudi oil tankers on its w...

article Turkey - Factors to Watch on July 9

ISTANBUL, July 9 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Thursday. The lira stood at 6.8610 against the U.S....

Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - July 9, 2020

ANKARA. Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world. Virus in Tu...

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2020 shows an exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Liu Qu) "WHO is ...

Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Keeps Ignoring Basic Facts on Syria

Disinformation Ignores Responsibilities of Russia and its Allies, Scapegoats the EU. EU sanctions on Syria have been a favourite target of disinformation from ...

Market Ahead, July 9: Top factors that could guide markets today

The Indian markets are likely to open higher today. At 7:10 AM, the SGX Nifty was trading 42 points higher at 10,725 levels after a rally in US shares overnigh...

United Nations rejects Russia’s bid to limit humanitarian aid to Syria

Th Russia, Syria’s closest ally, circulated the draft resolution after it joined China on Tuesday in vetoing a draft resolution co-sponsored by Germany and Bel...

UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries

UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back the delivery of humanitarian aid to...

More than 600 firms bid for Nigeria’s 57 marginal oil fields

By Udeme Akpan. THE Depart- ment of Petroleum Resources, DPR, yesterday, disclosed that more than 600 companies have applied to be prequalified for the ongoing...

Moscow push to reduce UN cross-border aid to Syria fails

United Nations, United States: A Russian bid to get the United Nations to reduce cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria was voted down by the Security...

UN Security Council rejects Russia's Syria aid plan

UN Security Council members on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected Russia's draft resolution on humanitarian aid border crossings into Syrian rebel strongholds. ...

ANKARA. Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world. Virus in Tu...

Dubai’s Expo 2020 Metro line, 445 new cases - The Daily Update

On today's update we have the latest UAE coronavirus figures, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, opens the Expo 2020 Dubai Metro ex...

Building back a green and resilient recovery

By Caribbean News Global Statement by Lord Goldsmith on Building a Clean and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 in Support of Climate Action and the Sustainable ...

UN Security Council Rejects Russia-Backed Bid To Reduce Cross-Border Aid To Syria

The UN Security Council on July 8 voted down a Russian resolution calling for humanitarian aid access to Syria's mainly rebel-held northwest to be reduced to o...

Coronavirus pandemic could kill more through hunger than the disease itself, warns Oxfam

Hunger linked to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic could kill more people than the disease itself, Oxfam has warned. The charity says an estimated 122 mil...

Shake-up at Aberdeen underwater vehicle firm amid North Sea slump

By Mark Williamson. UNDERWATER vehicle supplier ROVOP has completed a management shake-up and secured fresh backing from investors amid tough times in the key ...

North Sea newcomer offers ray of light amid gloom in the area

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08:37, 9 July, 2020 NEW YORK - LONDON, JULY 9, ARMENPRESS. Oil prices for 8 July: WTI Crude Oil (Light Sweet) price at NYME? Stock Exchange up by 0.74% to $40....

Interview: WHO official calls U.S. withdrawal decision

ISTANBUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. decision to quit the World Health Organization (WHO) is "very unfortunate"and "it will not bode well for any stakeholder"...

Xinhua Headlines: Six months on, why is COVID-19 still raging worldwide?

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The world is witnessing shattered COVID-19 records with skyrocketing daily confirmed cases that surpassed 200,000 earlier this week...

Australia offers five-year extension to Hong Kong visa holders and cancels extradition treaty

Australia will grant a range of visa holders from Hong Kong a five-year extension and a pathway to permanent residency – but has stopped short of accepting a s...

Militant Leadership Monitor – January 2018

The January 2018 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the leadership clash between the Taliban and Islamic State in Afghanistan, as well as...

The stocks to avoid in case of a coronavirus second spike

Investors could be putting their savings at risk by snapping up severely discounted stocks as a second spike in coronavirus cases and another lockdown look inc...

Moscow’s Bid to Reduce UN Cross-border Aid to Syria Fails

A Russian bid to get the United Nations to reduce cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria was voted down by the Security Council Wednesday, an official...

Syrian Turns His Home into a Silk Museum to Celebrate the Ancient Craft

After Syria's war whisked away the silkworms from his mulberry trees, 65-year-old Mohammed Saud instead turned his idle home workshop into a silk museum to cel...

Russia rejects UN report asserting war crimes in Syria

Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday slammed the UN report accusing Moscow and Damascus of war crimes in Syria. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Serg...

UNSC rejects Russian bid to halve Syria border aid

The UN Security Council voted down a Russian draft resolution Wednesday that sought to extend cross-border aid to Syria for six months through one border gate....

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