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Biden administration to tap oil reserves amid rising fuel prices, OPEC+ cut
Oct. 18 (UPI) — The Biden administration is expected to again tap into U.S. oil reserves to tame rising gas prices, just weeks before midterm elections and following recent OPEC+ production cuts, according to reports on Tuesday. President Joe Biden is expected to announce, in the next few days, that the United States will releasebetween…
UK faces more protests and legal action after asylum seekers hotel injunction
LONDON (Reuters) -The British government policy of housing thousands of asylum seekers in hotels was facing severe pressure on Wednesday, as opponents leapt on a court ruling to call for protests and legal action to have them all evicted. According to a regular tracker of voters’ concerns, immigration has overtaken the economy as the biggest…
Al-Shabab fighters seize central Somali town, displacing thousands
Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters. Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin said at least 12,500 familieshave fled Tardo…
Mexico extradites 26 cartel members to US in deal with Trump administration
The move marks the second time Mexico extradites cartel members to the US, in an effort to curb the threat of US tariffs on its imports. Mexico extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States as part of a deal it struck with the Trump administration in an effort to curb the threat of…
Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Major central banks are steadily moving closer to a pause in their aggressive interest rate hiking campaigns. The U.S. Federal Reserve has just implemented its smallest rise of its tightening cycle so far. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England raised rates on Thursday, but markets suspect a…


