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Oil price stable as smaller than expected decline in US inventories offsets supply bottlenecks in Libya

Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Azzawiya oil refinery in Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, Libya, July 23, 2020. Ismail Zitouny | Reuters Oil prices remained broadly stable on Thursday as a smaller-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories and…

Khamenei drives population growth at the expense of women’s health

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered the Health Minister to step up efforts to remove obstacles to population growth that would affect personal freedoms and women’s health. Following Khamenei’s 2021 directive, the Population Rejuvenation and Family Protection Law (RPPF)…

USA puts the world’s largest aircraft carrier fleet into operation

More than half of the US Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers – the world’s largest fleet – were underway over the weekend as Washington juggled multiple fronts and faced a gap in naval power. A “multi-carrier formation” crossed the Atlantic on…

Iranian film “Extinction” shown in Israel

An Iranian children’s film approved by the Islamic Republic is being shown in Israel, according to a revelation by Iran expert Dr. Thamar E. Gindin. Gindin’s revelation also revealed that the film was marketed outside Iran by a Malaysian…

Trucks carrying aid arrive in civil war-torn Darfur as Sudanese army eases restrictions | Humanitarian crisis news

According to the World Food Programme, a small convoy of food supplies entered Sudan through a temporarily reopened border crossing with Chad. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), a convoy carrying humanitarian aid has arrived in Sudan’s Darfur region,…

Appears vulnerable near multi-week low ahead of Canadian consumer price index

USD/CAD falls to a new multi-week low despite a combination of supportive factors. Falling crude oil prices and a modest recovery in the US dollar are doing little to ease downward pressure. Traders are hoping that Canada’s Consumer Price Index…

Gold stable near record high as investors await further signals from the Fed

Gold bars on a stack Alexander Bedrin | Gold prices held steady near record highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve minutes and Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech for clues on how much the central bank will cut interest rates…

Truck drivers support nationwide nurses’ protests amid labor unrest in Iran

While labor unrest continues throughout Iran, with strikes and protests by nurses taking place in several cities, the union of truck owners and drivers is now also supporting healthcare workers. The union’s support is a sign that widespread worker discontent…

bne IntelliNews – OpenAI claims it has banned “Iranian influence operations” using its technology

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced on August 16 that it had disrupted an alleged “covert Iranian influence operation” using its popular ChatGPT software to generate content designed to influence public opinion ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The company said…

bne IntelliNews – OpenAI claims it has banned “Iranian influence operations” using its technology

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced on August 16 that it had disrupted an alleged “covert Iranian influence operation” using its popular ChatGPT software to generate content designed to influence public opinion ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The company said…