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Leadership dispute between rival governments leads to suspension of oil production.Libya’s central bank, which controls billions of dollars in oil revenue, is at the heart of the country’s latest political dispute. The bank’s governor has fled the country, fearing for his life. Two rival governments have fought for power, influence and control of Libya’s vast oil reserves for a decade. This week the internationally recognised government in the west replaced the central bank governor. The administration in the east, which operates most of the oil fields, objected and halted production. So, how will this latest feud affect the economy? And…

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump.Brendan Mcdermid | Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersVice President Kamala Harris on Saturday skewered former President Donald Trump for filming at the Arlington National Cemetery, accusing him of exploiting his visit for political purposes, which is prohibited.”Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt,” Harris wrote in a lengthy X post. “This is a man who is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.”A half-hour later, Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, fired back at…

ReutersAbdul Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan was the first person to contract polio in Gaza in 25 yearsUN agencies and local health officials in the Gaza Strip are launching an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio.The rollout relies on a series of localised pauses in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters, with the first window set to begin on Sunday.To be effective, the World Health Organization (WHO) says at least 90% of children under 10 must be immunised in a short time frame.It follows the discovery of the first confirmed case of polio in 25 years in Gaza, with…

Slipknot. Courtesy Image. DES MOINES, IOWA (CelebrityAccess) — Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, better known to fans as DJ Starscream, revealed that he suffered significant injuries in an accident involving a bonfire at his farm. Wilson told Fox News Digital that he suffered burns to his face and arm while trying to light a burn pile with gasoline. “A few nights ago, I lit it and let it burn down. So, the next day, I went to check it to see, you know, how much was left, if anything. And there was a certain amount…

Do we still want to work like it’s 1999? No, that’s why agents need to ask themselves what they really want their work, life and compensation to look like moving forward, Rachael Hite writes. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Labor Day is marked by parades, barbecues, and a general sense of relief…

“The Apprentice,” a film dramatizing Donald Trump’s early career, is set to be released less than a month before the US presidential election.The movie, which set tongues wagging when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, has secured theatrical distribution by Briarcliff Entertainment and will hit theaters in the US on October 11, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The distribution company — founded by Tom Ortenberg, a producer on the biographical crime drama “Spotlight” — is also reportedly planning an awards campaign around the movie, which stars Sebastian Stan as a young Trump. Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump…

The 60-year-old from North Carolina was on a multiday backpacking trip. His death was the sixth reported inside the Arizona park this month. Source link

Emma Roberts is ready to embrace her “Toxic” side … saying she’s ready to jump in Britney Spears’ shoes — and, she’s even practicing her songs in front of an audience. The actress sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Cosmopolitan … and, the star talked Britney’s former personal assistant, Felicia Culotta, telling us Roberts would play the perfect Queen of Pop. Emma says playing Britney would be a “true dream” … and, it’s certainly a rumor she hopes will come true. In fact, Emma admits she’s a huge Britney fan … saying she locked herself in her room when…

Roughly six months after his departure from RE/MAX, Nick Bailey is back in a leadership role, this time at management consultancy and analytics firm T3 Sixty. In an announcement on Thursday T3 Sixty said Bailey will serve as the firm’s chief real estate officer. In this role, T3 Sixty said Bailey will focus on business development, enterprise-level consulting projects and representing T3 Sixty at industry events. “Nick has proven capabilities leading brands and brokers to productive changes; this future-forward perspective is needed right now as the residential real estate industry re-engineers itself following the recent practice and business impacts of…

China’s slow post-Covid recovery could be a lasting headwind for its stock market.With the mainland’s two largest indexes — the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite — each negative so far in 2024, KraneShares Chief Investment Officer Brendan Ahern thinks government stimulus is necessary to kick-start the country’s stock market performance.”Investors, particularly in mainland China … [are] looking for much, much stronger fiscal support from the government,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Thus far, we’ve been left waiting.”Ahern, whose firm runs the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), added that Chinese households are still reluctant to spend at…