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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing appoints new cabinet, military still dominates
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (373+ words) April 9 (Reuters) " Myanmar's parliament approved a list of 30 ministers to serve in the cabinet of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday following his appointment as president last week, with the "military still holding a dominant role. The move follows…...
Singapore expected to tighten monetary policy as energy crisis fans inflation
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (518+ words) By Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, April 9 (Reuters) " Singapore is poised to tighten monetary policy'at a review next week, with the Middle East war driving up energy prices, stoking inflation and darkening the growth outlook at home and abroad. Out of…...
Trump says US military to stay around Iran until Tehran complies with deal
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (155+ words) April 8 (Reuters) - U. S President Donald Trump said all U. S. "ships, aircraft, "and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran "until "it fully "complied with "a deal. "All U. S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional "A. .. April 8 (Reuters) " U. S President…...
Glencore charters supertanker to load oil from Middle East, sources say
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (289+ words) SINGAPORE, April 9 (Reuters) " Commodities trading firm Glencore has chartered a supertanker to load Middle Eastern crude for Asia, according to a shipping source and LSEG "data, likely the first oil tanker to be fixed "for the route since the ceasefire…...
Goldman Sachs lowers second-quarter 2026 oil price forecasts
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (270+ words) April 9 (Reuters) " Goldman Sachs trimmed its second'quarter 2026 forecasts for Brent and U. S. crude to $90 and $87 a barrel, respectively, late on "Wednesday, after the U. S. and Iran agreed "on a two-week ceasefire. Previously, the bank forecast Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil…...
Dick Vitale announces "abnormalities" discovered during latest scans
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (193+ words) Legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale announced Wednesday that "some abnormalities" were discovered after the 86-year-old underwent a series of scans last week. He is scheduled for a "biopsy on Friday. "They are recommending some additional testing to determine next steps," Vitale…...
BHP's incoming CEO met with Chinalco boss in China this week
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (144+ words) BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) " BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman "of Chinalco in Beijing "this week and discussed further cooperation, the Chinese aluminium giant said on Thursday. Craig's trip to China is a "focus "of interest to…...
Disney plans to cut 1, 000 jobs, WSJ reports
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (172+ words) April 8 (Reuters) " Walt Disney is planning to cut as many as 1, 000 positions in "the coming weeks, many "of which will be made in the company's marketing department, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The "Journal "said that…...
US senator urges Taiwan parliament to pass stalled defence spending plan
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (397+ words) TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) " Taiwan's parliament should pass a stalled special defence budget to send a signal to China and the world that it is serious about peace through strength, U. S. Senator Jim "Banks said during a meeting with President Lai Ching-te…...
Carney speaks with Artemis II crew as Canada's first lunar astronaut makes history
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (316+ words) TORONTO, April 8 (Reuters) " Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to astronauts on the Artemis II mission on Wednesday, celebrating the first Canadian to fly around the moon and marking a "lighter moment in U. S. -Canadian relations that have been strained under…...