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Oil majors to mull fresh cuts as trade war hits prices
Top oil producers will consider fresh output cuts at a meeting this week, but analysts are doubtful they will succeed in bolstering crude prices...
UPDATE 2-China’s August exports unexpectedly shrink as U.S. shipments slump
China's exports unexpectedly fell in August as shipments to the United States slowed sharply, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-largest economy and...
Biden in lead, but does campaign have enthusiasm to keep it?
When Joe Biden took the stage in New Hampshire, he was greeted with the respect that comes with being a former vice president. ...
Trump’s trade war with China creates unexpected winner: Canada’s lobster industry
Prices are at record levels and demand is growing for fishermen north of the border after China imposed tariffs on live lobsters‘We’ve just picked...
Hurricane Dorian, now aiming for Nova Scotia, left 70K homeless in Bahamas, U.N. says
Hurricane Dorian, aiming for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, has left 43 people dead and 70,000 people homeless in the Bahamas, according to the United Nations.
UPDATE 1-Islamic State claims responsibility for market blast in Philippines
The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a public market in the southern Philippines that wounded at least seven...
In bombshell, Trump calls off secret summit, talks with Taliban
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on...
Vintage plane helps carry aid to devastated Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
The island of Great Abaco in the Bahamas has no power and a fuel shortage has slowed relief and recovery efforts. However, aid continues...
Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Hurricane Dorian damage in Outer Banks
Gov. Roy Cooper confirmed a second Dorian-related death in North Carolina.
US Congress returns after a bloody August sharpens focus on guns
The US Congress convenes Monday for the first time since recent mass shootings left Americans distraught over surging violence, but the Senate's Republican leader...
