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Oil prices soar as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in
The Group of Seven major industrialized powers have decided against using strategic reserves for now to counter the impact on oil prices from the Iran war.“We’re not there yet,” French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said after chairing a meeting of his G7 counterparts.
“We are ready to take necessary and coordinated steps in order to stabilize markets, such as strategic stockpiling,” Lescure told reporters in Brussels.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel Monday as... Read More
Cowboys get edge rusher Rashan Gary in trade with Packers as free agency opens, AP source says
The Dallas Cowboys are acquiring edge rusher Rashan Gary from the Green Bay Packers in a trade just as NFL free agency opens, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.Dallas will send a 2027 late-round pick to the Packers, the person said.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized.
The Cowboys and Packers reached the deal just as free agents were being allowed to talk to teams and reach agreements on contracts that can’t be signed until the league year begins Wednesday.
Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said, the fifth media worker to be jailed in two weeks in a relentless government crackdown on freedom of the press.Dabravolski, who has reported for international and domestic news outlets and won numerous prizes for his work, was found guilty during a closed-door trial at Minsk City Court, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists. The 36-year-old most recently worked for BelaPAN, which the Belarusian... Read More
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk’s branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform.Early last month Hims & Hers said that it was going to launch a cheaper, off-brand version of the weight-loss pill Wegovy, just weeks after drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched its highly anticipated reformulation of the blockbuster medication. At the time, Novo Nordisk vowed to sue Hims, calling the new product “an unapproved, inauthentic, and... Read More
Jailed Istanbul mayor goes on trial in huge corruption case slammed by supporters as political
ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday with more than 400 other defendants accused of widespread corruption in a case critics see as a politically motivated move against Turkey’s opposition.Imamoglu, who has been behind bars for nearly a year, is the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s 23-year rule. He was elected as the main opposition party’s candidate for an election due in 2028 just days after he was detained.
The hearing began in a tense atmosphere, with Imamoglu asking to speak and the panel of judges... Read More
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