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Tankers depicted in the Strait of Hormuz — a strategically important waterway which separates Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.ATTA KENARE | AFP | Getty ImagesAs tensions surge following Israeli strikes on Iran, fears have resurfaced that the Tehran could retaliate by targeting one of the world’s most vital oil arteries — the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, sees roughly 20 million barrels per day of oil and oil products pass through, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global oil shipments. Any move to block it would ripple through energy…
[HONG KONG] China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people familiar with the matter, in an effort to ease Beijing’s concerns over the controversial deal. China Cosco Shipping Corp is one of several Chinese state-backed companies in discussions with the consortium led by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s Terminal Investment on matters including how they might participate in the port deal, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. The buying group also includes US firm BlackRock and its…
[SINGAPORE] The first session of Singapore’s 15th Parliament will open at 5 pm on Sep 5, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah announced on Friday (Jun 13).This will be the first parliamentary sitting since Singapore elected its new government on May 3. The session will begin with the election of the Speaker of Parliament and the swearing-in of new Members of Parliament. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will deliver an opening address to outline the government’s priorities, policies and programmes.MPs will then debate the President’s Address from Sep 22 to 26. The various government ministries will also release their addenda to the…
Miami — Josefina Muralles works a part-time overnight shift as a receptionist at a Miami Beach condominium so that during the day she can care for her three kids, her aging mother, and her brother, who is paralyzed.She helps her mother feed, bathe, and give medicine to her adult brother, Rodrigo Muralles, who has epilepsy and became disabled after contracting COVID-19 in 2020.”He lives because we feed him and take care of his personal needs,” said Josefina Muralles, 41. “He doesn’t say, ‘I need this or that.’ He has forgotten everything.”Though her husband works full time, the arrangement means their household…
HONG KONG — Oil prices surged and Asian shares were lower Friday after Israel struck Iranian nuclear and military targets in an attack that raised the risk of all-out war between them.U.S. benchmark crude oil rose by $3.93, or 5.8%, to $71.97 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, increased by $3.82 to $73.18 per barrel.In share trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to 37,834.25 while the Kospi in Seoul edged 0.9% lower to 2,894.62. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng retreated 0.9% to 23,831.48 and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7% to 3,378.76.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 drifted 0.2% lower to 8,547.40. “An…
“Hi, My name is Celine Song and I’m the writer-director of “Materialists.” I wanted to choose this scene as the Anatomy of a Scene because it’s the first scene that I wrote. And this shot is, it’s a very long take, and it begins with Harry, played by Pedro, extreme wide, which then becomes an extreme close up of his name card and the camera turns into a two-shot. And this really reflects how incredible my actors are. Dakota and Pedro, because we’re really treating them like they’re theater actors, having to have a whole conversation while sitting in this…
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Holiday spending up 4% from 2018 as shoppers look for last minute deals – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s Super Saturday and retailers are hoping to ring up record sales. The National Retail Federation says shoppers are expected to spend $730 billion this holiday season. That’s about 4% more than last year. Hilary Lane reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo unexpectedly vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required voters in the swing state to show a photo ID at the polls — a conservative priority across the country and something that has long been on the governor’s legislative wish list.The move brings a dramatic end to one of the legislative session’s most surprising outcomes: A bipartisan deal that combined the requirement for voter identification with a Democratic-backed measure to add more drop boxes for mail ballots that Lombardo had initially vetoed.The bill came together in the final days of the…