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OPEC+ agrees to increase output by 500,000 barrels a day in Jan
In light of the current oil market fundamentals and the outlook for 2021, OPEC+ agreed, beginning in January 2021, to adjust production by 500,000 bpd, according to a statement released after the 12th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting on Thursday.
White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah resigns
Her last day at the White House was on Friday, and she reportedly plans to start a consulting firm focusing on the corporate, political and defence realms.
Kamala Harris names senior White House aides
Rohini Kosoglu, a senior advisor on the Biden-Harris transition team, will serve as the Vice President-elect's domestic policy advisor and Nancy McEldowney, a diplomatic veteran, will be her national security advisor.
US Senate confirms Christopher Waller as Fed Governor
Waller is viewed as a policy dove who will probably fully support the central bank's projection to hold interest rates near zero to support the US economy during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Bloomberg News report.
Obama, Bush, Clinton to reassure vaccine safety amid wide scepticism
A trio of former Presidents, Democrats Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and Republican George W. Bush, announced on Thursday that they would publicly get vaccinated to demonstrate its safety to the 42 per cent of Americans who refuse to be injected with it, according to the latest Gallup poll.
France inspects dozens of mosques, many could face closure
Announcing the crackdown, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, said some mosques could be closed if found to be "breeding grounds of terrorism" and encouraging "separatism".
Over 60,000 koalas impacted by devastating Australia bushfires
The report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) found nearly three billion native animals including, mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs, were in the path of the devastating flames, reports 9 News.
Biden to reportedly name California Attorney General as Health Secy
Biden is expected to make the announcement in coming days, along with choices for other key health posts, including head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reports Xinhua news agency.
'Threat to National Security,' US State department flags concern over Chinese Communist Party
As per the department, the listed Chinese companies are involved in civilian and military production that is revealed by the US retail investors. The list has come amid the deteriorating relations between the US and China.
Iran ready to increase oil output, exports: Rouhani
The 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), enabled Iran to export more than 2 million barrels of oil before the US unilateral sanctions against Tehran in 2018," he said.
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