Oil rises after drone attack on Saudi Arabia field
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters): Crude oil prices rose on Monday following a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemeni separatists and as traders looked for signs that US-China trade tensions could ease.Price gains were, however, capped to some degree by an unusually downbeat OPEC report that stoked concerns...
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Trump does not want to do business with Huawei
MORRISTOWN, Aug 19 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he did not want the United States to do business with China's Huawei even as the administration weighs whether to extend a grace period for the company.Reuters and other media outlets reported on Friday that the US Commerce Department...
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PNG to take larger share of Porgera gold mine
SYDNEY, Aug 19 (Reuters): Papua New Guinea (PNG) plans to take a larger share of the Porgera gold mine as part of lease-renewal talks, diluting the ownership of joint venture partners Barrick Gold Corp and Zijin Mining Group, the country's commerce minister told Reuters on Monday.The planned changes are part...
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Novartis plans to answer US senator
ZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters): Novartis plans to answer a US senator who demanded details about data manipulation related to its gene therapy Zolgensma, amid scrutiny of the Swiss drugmaker's decision to delay informing regulators until after the treatment's approval."We are planning to respond but we haven't submitted yet," a spokesman...
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