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Dutch shift 86 tonnes of gold from US, Canada to UK
The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."
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Chevron unveils deal to double Venezuela venture output in 5 years
Chevron announced a $7 billion deal with Venezuela on Wednesday to develop two additional oil fields in the country's Orinoco Belt, expected to more than double output in five years.
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Nepal floods should mobilise climate action: UN green fund chief
Nepal's flood disaster and Europe's wildfires should turn attention to the cost of climate change, the head of the world's biggest climate fund said in an interview on Wednesday.
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Uganda names its oil 'Pearl Sweet' as it prepares for first exports
Uganda officially named its oil "Pearl Sweet" on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to join the club of oil-exporting nations by the end of the year.
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Paradox of Balladur's legacy: 'Highly popular' innovative Gaullist gradually became irrelevant
Sharon Gaffney is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University. According to Foucart, Édouard Balladur’s political legacy mattered because he embodied a political model…
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Nvidia boss presses G20 ministers to build AI infrastructure
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang urged G20 ministers on Wednesday to build more data centers to support the artificial intelligence revolution, and warned that leaders who talk up the technology's dangers risk…
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Xi calls on Mideast nations to be ‘masters of their own affairs’ in rare Egypt visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on "the people of the Middle East" to oppose "externalinterference" and consider reshaping the region's security order during a visit to Egypt. The rare…
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Tiger Woods driver's license suspended for five years after crash
Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended for five years on Wednesday after reaching a plea agreement in a case stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March.
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Drone incident in Germany has ‘hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism’, EU's Kallas says
Last month's incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport bears "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. Germany has blamed…
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Balogun rejected Everton move over transfer 'treatment'
Folarin Balogun's £40 million ($54 million) move to Everton from Monaco collapsed hours before the transfer window closed because the United States striker pulled out over his "treatment" by the Premier…
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Venice jury head Maggie Gyllenhaal questions lack of women directors
The head of this year's Venice Film Festival jury Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned Wednesday why only two women directors had been selected for the main competition at the Italian event this year.
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World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN
The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable…
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