Oil settles up, biggest weekly gains in over a year on Middle East war risk

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday and settled with their biggest weekly gains in over a year on the mounting threat of a region-wide war…

Strong jobs report propels dollar to best week since 2022

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar jumped to a seven-week high on Friday and was on track to post its best week since September 2022 after a surprisingly…

Airstrikes launched on several parts of Yemen, Houthi Al Masirah TV says

(Reuters) -Airstrikes were launched on Friday at several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi…

Oil set for biggest weekly gains in two years on Middle East war risk

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as investors braced for a potential Israeli strike on Iranian energy infrastructure, setting up…

River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought

By Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – The river port in the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902,…

Airstrikes launched on Yemen’s Sanaa and Hodeidah, Houthi Al Masirah TV says

(Reuters) – Airstrikes were launched on Friday at several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the…

US Supreme Court declines to pause EPA mercury, methane rules

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to put on hold new federal air pollution rules from President Joe Biden’s administration…

US-British strikes launched on Yemen’s Sanaa and Hodeidah, Houthi Al Masirah TV says

(Reuters) – U.S.-British airstrikes were launched at several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi…

Nearly half of Cuba without power as blackouts deepen

HAVANA (Reuters) – More than half of Cuba was without power on Thursday evening as fuel shortages and broken-down power plants left the government with little choice but to black…

Azerbaijan rejects ‘disgusting’ US human rights criticism before COP29

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday rejected what he called a “disgusting” letter from U.S. lawmakers who criticised his country’s human rights record and…