UK foreign minister looks to deepen security ties with Indonesia, South Korea

LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign minister David Lammy will look to deepen Britain’s security cooperation with Indonesia and South Korea during his visit to the two Asian countries in which he…

Cuba making slow progress re-starting power after second grid collapse

(Removes extraneous text) By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second…

India seeks critical mineral agreement with US, hopes for a trade pact, minister says

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s trade minister on Saturday said the country has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for…

Cuba`s electrical grid collapses for second time, entire country again without power

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours…

Expect slower oil-production growth in 2025: Wells Fargo

Investing.com — Wells Fargo analysts anticipate a deceleration in global oil-production growth for 2025, pointing to persistent cost pressures and supply constraints.  The analysts said that although oil prices have…

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba plunged into a countrywide blackout on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed and caused the national…

Weekly Brief: South Africa Curbs FX Signals, Germany to Repeal CFD Tax Law, and More

South Africa’s Trading Signal Providers Must Be Licensed In its first-ever administrative action, South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) imposed an administrative penalty of over 1 million rands (about…

Sydney’s ‘mystery’ toxic beach balls are cosmetic, cleaning product waste

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Beaches in Sydney re-opened on Saturday for swimmers after authorities cleared thousands of black pollution balls washed ashore, which testing found to be formed from chemicals similar…