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Ukraine hits Russia's oil refinery, gas processing plant, its military says
KYIV, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military hit an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region and a gas processing plant in the Orenburg region in an overnight attack on Sunday, the Ukrainian general staff said.It said in a statement on the Telegram app that the attacks caused fires at both site...Reuters
Sun, Oct 19
Ukrainian drones cause fire at Russian gas plant, governor says
MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones attacked a gas plant in Russia's Orenburg region, the local governor said on Sunday, causing a fire to break out at a workshop which emergency services were working to put out.The governor, Yevgeny Solntsev, said on his official Telegram channel that n...Reuters
Sun, Oct 19
DHS purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Democrats’ ire
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress on Saturday criticized the Trump administration's decision to buy two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million during the ongoing government shutdown that are to be used by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other seni...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
New Zealand's finmin eyes stronger regional ties in face of US-China trade war
New Zealand is part of Trans-Pacific trade partnershipEU expressed interest in joining trade groupNew Zealand sticking to climate action pledgesBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis said regional and bilateral trading relationships will continu...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Repairs begin on Zaporizhzhia power plant lines as local ceasefire zones set
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a four-week outage, officials said on Saturday. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the work began after local ceasefire zones were established to allow for the rep...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
UKMTO says vessel hit by unknown projectile east of Yemen's Aden
Oct 18 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it received a report of an incident 116 nautical miles (214 km) east of the Yemeni port of Aden, in which a vessel was hit by an unknown projectile, causing a fire. Authorities were investigating, UKMTO a...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Repairs begin on Zaporizhzhia power plant lines after ceasefire zones established, IAEA's Grossi says
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a four-week outage, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Saturday.The work began after local ceasefire zones were established to allow the work to proceed, Grossi...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse US tariff hike
US-China trade meeting set for next week in Malaysia, Bessent saysTrump says he will meet Xi in South KoreaWTO chief calling for US, China to ease tensionsBy Doina Chiacu and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he expects to meet next ...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Trump administration freezes $11 billion more in infrastructure spending in shutdown fight
Funding targets more than $7 billion in New York projectsStates criticize effort and say they have gotten no official noticeWhite House has repeatedly targeted projects in Democratic-run states, citiesBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will freeze a furthe...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Sinopec diverts supertanker from US-sanctioned port, ship tracking data shows
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The latest U.S. sanctions on a major Chinese crude oil terminal have forced refining group Sinopec to divert a supertanker and ask some plants to cut crude processing rates, according to ship tracking data and Chinese consultancies. A supertanker ca...Reuters
Sat, Oct 18
Rubio, Liberian minister discuss boosting US participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector
Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed avenues for expanding U.S. participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector in a meeting this week with Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the State Department said on Friday. Rubio and Nyanti met in Washington ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
EV supply chain data firm Benchmark Mineral trims workforce, sources say
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a UK-based pricing and data research firm for energy transition minerals, has cut at least a fifth of its workforce in recent weeks, said three people familiar with the company.The 11-year-old firm had been rapidly expanding over the last couple of ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
US Plains HRW Wheat-Protein premiums tick up, basis bids steady
CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were flat at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains on Friday while premiums improved for some grades of wheat as domestic flour millers sought supplies, grain dealers said.Premiums for HRW wheat shipped by rail to or through Kans...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says
French minister supports World Bank devoting 45% of lending to climate goalsCaroit disagrees with Bessent on climate approach, says she can work with himClimate issues to feature in France's G7 presidency in 2026, minister saysBy David Lawder WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - France will keep pr...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
Apollo-backed Aeroméxico seeks up to $2.9 billion valuation in US IPO
Apollo, Delta back Mexican full-service carrier Aeroméxico set to return to public markets after over two yearsLegacy airline emerged from bankruptcy in 2022 Oct 17 (Reuters) - Grupo Aeroméxico said on Friday it was targeting a valuation of up to $2.92 billion in its U.S. initial public offering...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
ICE canola ends down as harvest progresses
Oct 17 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures settled down as the canola harvest in Canada's prairies came to an end. ICE November canola RSX5 settled down $1.40 at $616.20 per metric ton and most-active January canola RSF6 ended down $1.20 at $630.30 a ton. The canola harvest is nearly finished in Cana...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
US to furlough workers at nuclear weapons agency due shutdown
1,400 furloughs start by Monday, 400 will remainEnergy secretary says will affect weapons modernization programWorkers on emergency services to remainShutdown is on 17th dayBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration by Monday will furlough about 1,400 workers at th...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
LIVESTOCK-Cattle tumble after Trump vows to lower beef prices
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled on Friday and feeder cattle contracts plunged by their daily trading limits after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration was working to lower beef prices, analysts said.Both markets scal...Reuters
Fri, Oct 17
