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A well head and drilling rig in the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), in the Irkutsk region, Russia, March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterAug 18 (Reuters) - OPEC is keen to ensure Russia remains part of the OPEC+ oil production deal after 2022, OPEC…

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have signed an agreement on electronic exchange of information on goods transported in transit via Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railroad, Novosti-Gruziya reports. The document was executed today in Baku at the meeting of the tripartite committee on customs issues The agreement will create new opportunities for cargo…

Lisa LaFlamme anchors an episode of CTV National News on May 14, 2020. Ms. LaFlamme was with the network for 35 years before her sudden ouster this week.CTVShortly after Michael Melling became head of CTV News, he raised questions about host Lisa LaFlamme’s hair.According to a senior CTV official who was present at the meeting, Mr. Melling asked…

Kabul, Afghanistan — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33, police and an eyewitness said.Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for Kabul's police chief, gave the figures to The Associated Press…

Leading that list is someone once dubbed the “accidental congressman,” Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-Mich.). A long shot primary challenger, he won the seat in 2012 after the Republican incumbent failed to qualify for the primary ballot and then resigned. Two years later, Bentivolio — a novice politician with no real chance of winning in ordinary…

Minato, seen here from Roppongi Hills looking towards Mount Fuji, is home to embassies, corporate headquarters and a relatively high number of foreign workers © Getty ImagesAs rents rise across many of the world’s leading cities, prices in the Japanese capital have hardly budged.In New York, the average rent increased 35 per cent in the year to…

DAZN has extended its exclusive broadcast partnership for English Football League (EFL) coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), Spain, Italy and Canada, as well as securing additional rights for Japan. The two-year deal, agreed with the EFL’s…

Australian football legend Harry Kewell has opened up on his surprise move to work as Celtic’s first-team manager under compatriot Ange Postecoglou in a revealing interview with Foxsports.com.au, in which he also discussed Socceroos star Aaron Mooy’s arrival at the Scottish giants and the Aussies’ prospects for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Kewell, a…

Republicans have mounted an “attack on education” in 2022, according to a report, as lawmakers have introduced a soaring number of bills aimed at limiting classroom discussion of race and LGBTQ+ issues.The number of “educational gag orders” introduced has increased by 250% compared with 2021, according to PEN America, a non-profit organization…

BELFAST, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Liz Truss, Britain's foreign minister and favourite to become prime minister next month, said on Wednesday she was determined to deliver the Northern Ireland Protocol bill in full, even if it faced time-consuming opposition in parliament.The bill takes unilateral action -- effectively tearing up parts of the Brexit…