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SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil prices held steady on Tuesday amid uncertainty over voluntary output cuts by OPEC+ and as continued tension in the Middle East spurred supply concern.

Russia’s Central Bank says there has been a drop in the number of citizens trading crypto – with citizens staying away from major overseas trading platforms.

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Vladimir Putin will travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the plans, a rare trip abroad for the leader since his invasion of Ukraine. Putin plans to visit Abu Dhabi, UAE, this week, according to one person, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the topic. He also intends to travel to Saudi Arabia, according to another person.

The nine candidates were named on NBC's «Today Show», highlighting individuals, concepts or groups that «had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months.» Here the top nine nominees for the award: Hollywood strikers As reported by Time, the strike staged by Hollywood actors and writers this year showcased «a rare show of the power of both labor and the entertainment industry.» The 118-day strike concluded in November with the negotiation of a tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA, the union representing 160,000 actors and media professionals, and Hollywood studios and streaming services. Xi Jinping The Chinese President has figured in the Time100 list for over 10 times.

Kabuki theatre, performative set-pieces lead from one to the other — politicians and celebrities arrive by private jets, speakers predict imminent doom, hectoring NGOs cast blame, political negotiations go overtime and, finally, the signing of a new agreement that most participants hope, and pretend, will make a difference. Despite 27 conferences since the 1990s, with ominous speeches and bold promises, global emissions have increased, punctuated only once, by Covid-19. This year is likely to see higher emissions than ever before. Almost every rich country preaches far more than it delivers.

Vladimir Putin will visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week, Russian news outlet Shot reported on Monday, citing Putin's aide Yury Ushakov. The reported visit comes after the OPEC+ group of oil producers, which includes all three countries, agreed last Thursday to voluntary output cuts totalling about 2.2 million barrels a day. Markets reacted with scepticism to the deal because of doubts about whether the voluntary cuts would be fully implemented. Oil prices fell 2% last week after the announcement, and declined further on Monday. Putin has rarely travelled abroad in recent years, and mostly to states of the former Soviet Union.

Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without it. In a letter to House and Senate leaders and released publicly, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young warned the U.S. will run out of funding to send weapons and assistance to Ukraine by the end of the year, saying that would «kneecap» Ukraine on the battlefield.

offshore oil fields were discovered in the Essequibo region and it came as a game changer to poverty-stricken Guyana. The picture of the country is changing since the discovery of oil reserves in 2015 after which they are earning around $1 billion in annual government oil revenue. The money is being used for massive infrastructure projects in the country.

In the 12 months ending in March 2023, Canada welcomed nearly 1.2 million new people, a record for a one-year period. For 2023, population growth is expected to surpass three per cent, a 65-year high. 

From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric

An independent watchdog says many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military equipment

Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules being proposed

Cost of Living LIVE December 4: The cost of living is basically the amount of money one needs to survive in a given place – and one's most essential needs such as food, water, housing, taxes, cost of commute, healthcare, etc. The high rate of inflation has pushed up the cost of living across the globe, burning a hole in the common man's pocket.

The launch of the Russian digital ruble will trigger the nation’s “largest monetary reforms since the 1990s,” a media report has claimed.

Russian firms are planning to enter into joint ventures (JVs) in India to set up units in the aluminium and beverage sectors that will give a big push to Make in India. Russia’s premium wine maker Boris Titov is entering into a JV with an Indian partner to set up a unit near Delhi to produce sparkling wine. “I was recently in India to discuss a business plan. I have received a positive response.

LIC State-owned insurer LIC said it has amended a framework to allow the induction of shareholders' directors on its board. Granules Granules India announced that the USFDA has approved its Abbreviated New Drug Application, filed by Granules Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of the company, for Sildenafil for Oral Suspension. Read more: Here's the trading setup for today's session DHFL Appleate Tribunal NCLAT upholded National Financial Reporting Authority orders on DHFL branch auditors and dismissed appeals. It found no error in NFRA orders on DHFL branch auditors. HUL HUL appointed former revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj as an Independent Director of the company for a term of five consecutive years with effect from December 1. Hero MotoCorp Hero MotoCorp reported total sales of 4.91 lakh units in the month of November, which were up 26% year-on-year.

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Mint. The state has welcomed 10 million tourists since March, exceeding its pre-pandemic figures. This represents a potential 30% increase from 8.1 million visitors seen in 2019 However, the state's international tourism, particularly from the UK and Russia, has yet to fully recover India's bilateral issues with the UK and the Russia-Ukraine war have had a major impact on international tourist arrivals. To counter this, Goa is diversifying its tourism strategy.

₹6,231 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,210 and ₹6,409 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,281 per barrel. Also Read: Stock Picks: ONGC, Oil India among top picks for Motilal Oswal in upstream sector, Indian Oil among OMCs -OPEC+ producers agreed on Thursday to remove around 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil from the global market in the first quarter of next year, with the total including a rollover of Saudi Arabia and Russia's 1.3 million bpd of current voluntary cuts.

United States led calls at UN climate talks Saturday for efforts to curb methane emissions but also pushed a deeply controversial drive to boost nuclear energy to curb global warming. With smoggy skies in Dubai highlighting the challenges facing the world, other pledges are expected at the COP28 conference, including stepping up the deployment of renewable energy. The use of nuclear power as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels is highly controversial as environmental groups are concerned about safety and the disposal of nuclear waste. But more than 20 nations ranging from the US to Ghana, Japan and several European countries said in a declaration that it plays a «key role» in the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by mid-century. They called for the tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 from 2020 levels. «We are not making the argument to anybody that this is absolutely going to be a sweeping alternative to every other energy source,» US climate envoy John Kerry said at COP28. «But we know because (of) the science and the reality of facts… that you can't get to net zero 2050 without some nuclear,» he said. The other signatories include Britain, France, South Korea, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.