By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index pared gains on Friday after U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in December, raising expectations of an early U.S. rate cut. It was higher on the day, boosted by safety buying after U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen …
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil rose 1% on Friday as an increasing number of oil tankers diverted course from the Red Sea following overnight air and sea strikes by the U.S. and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on shipping by the Iran-backed group. Brent crude futures settled 88 cents, or 1.1%, …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters who have threatened to shut down two oil and gas facilities near the Libyan capital Tripoli have extended the deadline by 24 hours for talks with mediators, a spokesman for the group said on Friday. Protesters have threatened to shut down the facilities, with one group campaigning against corruption issuing a …
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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Four Ukrainians were on a United Nations helicopter seized by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia this week, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Friday. The U.N.-contracted chopper with nine aboard was conducting a medical evacuation when a technical problem forced it to land near Hindhere village, an area controlled by …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court scrapped an arrest warrant for the son of Somalia’s president on Friday after he participated in a court case over a fatal car accident involving a diplomatic car he had been driving, state broadcaster TRT reported. Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, son of Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, was driving …
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By Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israel on Friday rejected as false and “grossly distorted” accusations brought by South Africa at the U.N.’s top court that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide campaign against Palestinians. Arguing it was acting to defend itself and was fighting …
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Jorgelina do Rosario ACCRA/LONDON (Reuters) -Ghana’s official creditors have agreed to restructure debts that were extended to the country up until December 2022, two sources told Reuters, with Accra closing in on a key step required to advance its restructuring. A deal between Ghana and its official creditors would pave …
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(Reuters) – Hosts South Africa have stripped skipper David Teeger of the captaincy for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup amid fears he could be a target for anti-war protesters, but he will remain part of the squad, officials confirmed on Friday. Teeger was cleared of wrong-doing by an independent inquiry established by Cricket South Africa …
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By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock indexes were flat to lower on Thursday as data showed U.S. consumer price inflation came in above economists’ expectations in December, raising some doubts that the Federal Reserve will cut rates as soon as some traders expect. Bitcoin rose to a two-year high as several exchange-traded funds …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar was down on the day against the euro and the yen on Thursday but off lows reached before data showed that U.S. consumer price inflation came in above economists’ expectations in December, raising some doubts that the Federal Reserve will cut rates as soon as traders expect. …
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