Oil inches up after China moves to support flagging economy

Oil inches up after China moves to support flagging economy

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)’s Dalian Petrochemical Corp refinery is seen near the downtown of Dalian in Liaoning province, China July 17, 2018. Picture taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Chen Aizhu/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Oil prices ticked higher on Monday after China took steps to support its flagging economy, though … Read more

Suez Canal ship traffic unaffected after tanker collision

Suez Canal ship traffic unaffected after tanker collision

CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Shipping traffic was flowing normally on Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, two shipping sources based in the country said, after two tankers that collided earlier were separated. The two tankers, the Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes and the Cayman Islands-flagged oil products tanker Burri, briefly collided in … Read more

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

[1/2]A police officer on a Segway patrols Sweden’s parliament Riksdagen as the terror threat level in Sweden is raised to four on a five-point scale, in Stockholm, Sweden, August 17, 2023. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sweden’s national security service raised its terrorist alert to the second-highest … Read more

Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

Up to 80% Israeli tech startups registering in US – survey Wealthy U.S. funds, pro-business policies are pull factors Some cite uncertainty over Israeli judicial overhaul JERUSALEM, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A growing number of Israel’s tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business policies, and with … Read more

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

[1/2]A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this still image from video taken August 11, 2023. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft … Read more

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

[1/4]A Danish flag flies outside the foreign ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM, July 31 (Reuters) – More Koran burnings took place in Sweden and Denmark on Monday as the governments of the two Nordic countries said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts in a bid to de-escalate … Read more