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A proposed US deal granting North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year lease over 17 Venezuelan oilfields is raising concerns among major oil companies. The arrangement would give the US a 35% stake and guaranteed oil access, while NABEP’s Venezuelan owner Alejandro Betancourt’s past investigations add uncertainty for potential investors.

Sally Dowling tells budget estimates that Michael Daley called to tell her he was appointing a senior counsel and ‘raised quite a number of names’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The top prosecutor in NSW says she discussed a list of barristers to lead an independent review into controversial findings against her office with the state’s attorney general, before he appointed someone she had known “professionally an

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Singapore traded lower as investors turned cautious.

This may well be the point when his honeymoon period as PM ends and the hard work begins, Damian Grammaticas writes.

BBC presenter Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty describes what it was like when Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of murdering the famous rapper.

Duane Keith Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder after he went on an interview tour discussing his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting.

China’s leading brokerages are accelerating their push overseas, pouring billions of yuan into their international arms as cross-border deals expand and profits from overseas operations grow, according to their latest interim reports. Citic Securities, one of China’s largest brokerages, saw revenue generated outside mainland China rise 45.5 per cent, year on year, to 15.86 billion yuan (US$2.4 billion) in the six months ended June, according to its interim report. The growth slightly outpaced...

The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival was a success, raising $20 million, which will be donated to charities that benefit women. Following the festival, the “Good 4 U” singer took to social media to reflect and express her gratitude. “Seeing Daisy Chain come to fruition yesterday was the greatest joy of my career,” Rodrigo posted […]

The viral fervor we saw earlier this year around OpenClaw, the open source AI harness that turns powerful language models into autonomous workers the user can message via their favorite channels (Telegram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord etc), has cooled off substantially from its peak in March 2026. But over the weekend, OpenClaw's creator Peter Steinberger and current team of co-developers gave the world — especially enterprises — a reason to look at it again, announcing OpenClaw 2.0, billed as th

Asia’s refined-fuel imports fell to their lowest level since the Iran conflict began, with August shipments of light and middle distillates dropping to 5.10 million barrels per day. Disrupted Middle East and Russian supplies have pushed Singapore gasoil prices and refinery margins sharply higher, intensifying pressure on Asian fuel markets.

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325 The population of the world’s heaviest parrot, the kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years, after a record breeding season triggered by the mass fruiting of a native New Zealand tree. Ninety chicks were officially added to the population of the critically endangered birds on 1 September, pushing the total to 325 – a record high since re

Rapper-singer Badshah and Punjabi actress Isha Rikhi have confirmed that they are parting ways. The couple made the announcement on Monday evening, August 31, months after their marriage became public and weeks after speculation about trouble in their relationship gained momentum. Badshah shared a joint statement on his Instagram Story, saying that the decision was mutual and made with respect. He also requested fans and the media to give them privacy as they move forward separately. “I and Isha

“Love Overboard” is lost at sea. The dating show executive produced by Alex Cooper has been canceled by Hulu, Variety has confirmed. Hosted by “The Bachelorette” and “The Traitors” alum Gabby Windey, the reality series followed 22 contestants aboard a luxury yacht who were looking for love while also competing in challenges to gain access […]

Verdict arrives 30 years after the rapper and actor was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting.

Squeezed by new trade rules, shrinking market share and labor concerns, Shein’s share decline in Hong Kong on Tuesday is a sign investors have moved on.

Anthropic temporarily paused some AI training and cybersecurity evaluations, the company said in a blog post today detailing changes made after unauthorized actions by its agents earlier this year. Why it matters: Rival OpenAI said it had paused some model work due to safety concerns. Now, we know Anthropic did the same — and they're reiterating the need for a broader pacing of frontier AI development. Driving the news: Anthropic said it paused external cyber evaluations of pre-release models af

Dan Driscoll, the youngest-ever army secretary, was about 18 months into his post.

Leonora Ann Darby claims she has been rewarded for saving Obsession by her fellow executive producers ripping her off promised big bucks from the one of the highest grossing horror movie of all time. “This action arises from a seven-year pattern of unequal treatment and broken compensation promises by two older male film producers to […]

The Delhi High Court ordered a forensic audit of Fortis Healthcare transactions. This audit will examine dealings with IHH Healthcare Berhad and RHT Health Trust. It will also probe transactions involving the Singh brothers and Religare Group companies. The court seeks to trace the movement of shares and funds. This comprehensive audit must be completed within six months.

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of the hip-hop icon Jury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder of Tupac Shakur Thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, conspiracy theories and rumors about the perpetrator’s identity, one man has now been held criminally responsible for the rap icon’s death. A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, of murder for his role in the drive-by shootin

Sheri Herman, the cable executive involved in the launches of E! Entertainment television, the Fashion Channel and American Cybercast, has died. Herman suffered heart failure in her sleep in Florida on August 6th, her family announced. She was 71. After graduating magna cum laude from Temple University, Herman got a job as a TV commercials […]

The NCLT has constituted a five-member special bench to resolve the deadlock over Zee founder Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan after three tribunal members delivered differing views. The plan involves ₹1,494 crore from principal borrowers and ₹6.25 crore from Chandra, who guaranteed ₹22,006 crore in Essel Group borrowings. Dissenting lenders oppose it.

"It is now time for us to strongly raise with the international community the issue of the disasters we are experiencing as a result of climate change," said Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective treatment for heart failure. These results from the EMAIL-HF trial were presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026.

Harvesting tall fescue above annual bluegrass seed heads could help reduce contamination and seed-cleaning costs. Preliminary Oregon research found that cutting at 28 centimeters (11 inches) rather than 5 centimeters (2 inches) reduced annual bluegrass collected with the crop without consistently reducing tall fescue seed yield.

Highly regarded partners Grace Huang and Edward Freeman will further strengthen Latham's preeminent platform in Asia, bringing deep expertise in sophisticated cross-border transactions. HONG KONG, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Grace Huang...

Launching on Netflix today is The Sex Lives of College Girls, with all three seasons of the HBO Max series available in the U.S. as part of a licensing deal between Netflix and Sex Lives producer Warner Bros. Television. On Netflix, The Sex Lives of College Girls, co-created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, joins […]

Europe's water and climate resilience is under increasing pressure, with degraded soils, drained catchments and the loss of wetlands intensifying droughts and contributing to more destructive floods. In response, the EU-funded projects SpongeBoost, SpongeWorks and SpongeScapes have published a joint policy brief, "Achieving Better Implementation of EU Policies by Restoring the Sponge Function." The brief provides recommendations to strengthen Europe's water and climate resilience by restoring th

After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), anticoagulation reduced imaging signs of clot formation on the new valve compared with antiplatelet therapy, without compromising safety. This was the main finding of the ACASA-TAVI trial presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026 and published simultaneously in JAMA.

Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas strip, a Nevada jury has found an ex-Compton gang leader guilty of guilty of first-degree murder. Immediately after the verdict was read out, Duane ” Keff D” Davis told the court “I would like to appeal this matter.” Davis will continue to be […]

Balancing work and personal life is more challenging for evening types, or "night owls," than for morning types, or "early birds." Evening types have a harder time recovering from work and are more likely to have mental health symptoms and diagnoses than morning types. Evening types also have less healthy lifestyles, although this does not explain the challenges with work-life balance or mental health issues that are emphasized among evening types compared with other circadian types.

The cost of playing community sports in Australia is far higher than previously understood, with a new national study led by Federation University finding families spend an average of $4,567 per child each year to keep their children playing sports.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro. Dancing with the Stars has added a new pro dancer to its repertoire for Season 35. The finale of the summer spinoff series The Next Pro put the three finalists through the ringer with not one but […]