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By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday as concerns about rising interest rates, the global economy and the outlook for fuel demand outweighed support from the prospect of tighter supplies on OPEC+ supply cuts. Brent crude slipped 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $81.18 a barrel by 0045 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $77.39 a barrel, down 48 cents, also 0.6% lower. Both […]

(Reuters) – Lilia Vu kept the memory of her late grandfather in mind to maintain her composure on Sunday as she collected her maiden major title at the Chevron Championship, the 25-year-old American told reporters. Vu drained a long birdie putt to beat compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff at the Club at Carlton Woods near Houston and said it was not always easy to hold her nerve on the […]

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s team has picked Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior adviser at the White House and deputy campaign manager of his 2020 presidential campaign, to be his campaign manager for the 2024 election, according to a source familiar with the plan. Rodriguez, who is director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, has agreed to take the role, the source said. The source […]

By Andrew Gray LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gets a chance on Monday to vent Kyiv’s frustration to European Union foreign ministers over wrangling that is holding up an EU plan to buy ammunition to help Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion.     Kuleba expressed frustration in a tweet last week that a landmark deal for EU countries to jointly buy artillery shells for Ukraine has not yet been […]

By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sidelines of a packed campaign rally on Saturday. Thailand’s election, on May 14, is shaping up as a contest between pro-military conservatives and the populist opposition led by Pheu Thai […]

(Reuters) -American Lilia Vu beat compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff to collect her maiden major title at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, taming a challenging and unfamiliar course at the Club at Carlton Woods near Houston. Vu started the day four shots back but marched up the leaderboard with five birdies – including two on 17 and 18 – and one bogey, carding a four-under par 68 for a […]

By Mrinmay Dey and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell is leaving after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, following a complaint that prompted an investigation, parent company Comcast Corp said on Sunday. “I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret,” Shell said in a statement. “I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues […]

By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sidelines of a packed campaign rally on Saturday. Thailand’s election, on May 14, is shaping up as a contest between pro-military conservatives and the populist opposition led by Pheu Thai […]

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Inflation figures from Singapore top the Asian economic calendar on Monday, kicking off a week in which eyes of the Asia Pacific region – and beyond – will be focused on the Bank of Japan’s first policy meeting under guidance of new governor Kazuo Ueda. The BOJ’s decision, and Ueda’s press conference on […]