Venezuela's government on Thursday accused the United States and Colombia of ganging up on President Nicolas Maduro's regime in a bid to deflect attention from their "failed anti-drugs policies." US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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Five members of the Nigerian air force were killed when a helicopter crashed as Boko Haram militants ambushed a military base in northeastern Nigeria, a spokesman said Thursday. Air force spokesman Ibikunle Daramola said the

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Emmanuel Macron's main speechwriter and top media advisor is to leave the French president's team at the end of the month, he told AFP, citing family reasons. Sylvain Fort, an expert in opera music who

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The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Bangladeshi authorities to immediately release Hedait Hossain Molla, a reporter who was arrested in Khulna day earlier in relation to his election coverage, according to news

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Copper prices dropped to their lowest in 1-1/2 years on Thursday after Apple blamed slowing iPhone sales on China, reinforcing expectations of slowing economic and demand growth in the top consumer of industrial metals. Benchmark

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US oil and gas executives' outlook turned negative for the first time since the low point of the last oil bust, according to results of a survey released on Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank

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Oil prices rose more than one percent on Thursday in a session of volatile trade, drawing support from signs that Saudi Arabia is cutting crude output but pressured by concerns that slowing global economic growth

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Libya's closed Sharara oilfield is expected to lose 8,500 barrels per day to looting, state oil company NOC said on Thursday. NOC declared force majeure on Dec. 17 at Sharara, its biggest oilfield, after it

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Malaysian palm oil futures fell from a two week high in evening trade on Thursday, charting a first session of losses in five, on the back of profit taking activities. The market was earlier up

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March arabica coffee futures rose more than 3 pct on a firmer Brazilian currency on Thursday, while white sugar futures fell to their lowest in three months, pressured by persistent fund selling in thin trade.

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