Oil prices jump as attack on Saudi plant jolts supply
lobal energy prices spiked by 15 per cent after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record. Continue Reading
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US man sentenced to 20 years in jail for supporting LeT
A US court has sentenced a North Texas man to 20 years of imprisonment for providing material support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. Continue Reading
Texas: 10-year-old girl dies of rare brain-eating amoeba
A 10-year-old girl has died in the hospital, her family said in a statement on Monday, after she contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Texas river. Lily Mae Avant swam in a river and lake over the Labor Day holiday weekend earlier in September, then suffered a headache and a fever the following weekend. Continue Reading
Hurricane Humberto to hit Bermuda
The US National Hurricane Centre says it expects Hurricane Humberto to lash Bermuda with high winds and heavy rain later this week. The centre in Miami said Monday that Humberto had strengthened and could become a major hurricane by today night or Wednesday morning. Continue Reading
Israeli election begins today
Israel began voting in its second election in five months today that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s term as the country’s longest-serving prime minister despite corruption allegations against him. Polls opened at 7 am and were due to close in most areas at 10 pm. Continue Reading
Will meet India, Pak PMs soon: Trump
US President Donald Trump said he will be meeting the prime ministers of India and Pakistan soon, even as he maintained that tension between the two Asian countries had reduced. While Trump will address Indian-Americans, along with PM Modi, at the “Howdy Modi!” event in Houston on 22 September, the American president did not say when or where will he be meeting PM Khan. Continue Reading
More Indian involvement in SL economic sector favoured: Mano Ganesan
A Sri Lankan Minister on Monday favoured more Indian involvement in the island nation’s economic sector, saying his country wants to be a stakeholder of India’s development. Continue Reading
US ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to Saudi oil attack: Trump
President Donald Trump said the US is ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington has blamed on Iran, as Riyadh raced to restart operations at plants hit by drone attacks. Continue Reading
Post-typhoon blackout in almost 80,000 homes in Japan
Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts. Continue Reading
Oil prices soar more than 10% after Saudi plant attacks
Oil prices surged more than 10 per cent today after attacks on two Saudi Arabian plants that slashed output in the world’s top producer by half, with Donald Trump blaming Iran and raising the possibility of a military strike on the country. West Texas Intermediate jumped 10.68 per cent to 60.71 per cent and Brent climbed 11.77 per cent to 67.31 per cent in early Asia trading following the blasts at facilities run by state-owned giant Aramco. Continue Reading