Oil heads towards for weekly loss on profit-taking
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly loss as investors sought to book profits, despite tensions in the Middle East that have slashed supplies of crude.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 47 cents at $56.76 a barrel at 0954 GMT. US West...
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Emirates offers free four-day UAE visa for flyers from Bangladesh
DUBAI, Oct 20 (Gulf News): Some travellers from Bangladesh can avail themselves of a free UAE visa when they make a stopover in Dubai on their way to destinations outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.An Emirates spokesperson confirmed recently that the airline has launched a special offer that allows...
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Rio opens books to possible suitors for Australia coal mines
SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters): Global miner Rio Tinto has opened its books to more than a half-dozen potential buyers of its remaining two Australian coal mines as it winds down the sales process, two people familiar with the sale process said on Friday.The Kestrel and Hail Creek coking coal mines...
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China super hybrid rice output sets new world record
BEIJING, Oct 20: A new type of Chinese super hybrid rice -- Xiangliangyou 900 -- has reached average yields of 1,149 kilograms per mu (about 0.07 hectares) on trial fields in Handan, north China's Hebei province on October 15, setting a new world record. The Xiangliangyou 900 type produces more...
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