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Indian refiners’ crude processing near record peaks in March

By Ashitha Shivaprasad and Ananya Bajpai (Reuters) -Indian refiners’ crude oil processing stayed near record peaks in March, provisional government data showed on Friday, catering to solid seasonal demand in the world’s third biggest oil consumer. Refinery throughput gained 3% to 5.44 million barrels per day (23 million tonnes) year-on-year for March. Throughput stood at …

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Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the …

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China’s low-sulphur marine fuel exports up 38% y/y in March; fuel oil imports hit decade-high

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s exports of low-sulphur marine fuels rose 38% in March from the previous year, while monthly fuel oil imports soared to a decade-high, General Administration of Customs data showed on Friday. The exports, measured mostly by sales from bonded storage for vessels plying international routes, totalled 1.95 million tonnes. Exports …

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UK military have evacuated diplomatic staff from Sudan, Sunak says

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday the country’s armed forces evacuated diplomatic staff and their family members from Sudan. Sunak paid tribute to what he called a “complex and rapid” evacuation after he said there had been a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff. But British nationals living …

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Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – U.S. political battles over corporate sustainability are turning hotter this spring as aggressive Republican statehouse efforts face increasing pushback from businesses and pension funds looking to account for climate change and protect returns. Dozens of Republican-sponsored bills aim to free fossil fuel companies from climate-driven constraints adopted by some Wall …

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Analysis-It’s not 2020 anymore. Biden’s re-election campaign faces new challenges

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It won’t be a campaign from the basement this time. As U.S. President Joe Biden gears up for a bruising re-election battle, the realities of the 2024 race and differences with 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic create new challenges for him. Biden, a Democrat, says he …

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US evacuated under 100 people from embassy in Sudan amid fighting

By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All U.S. government personnel were evacuated from Washington’s embassy in Khartoum, as well as a small number of diplomatic personnel from other countries, U.S. officials said on Saturday, as fighting rocks Sudan. The operation evacuated fewer than 100 people, the officials told reporters. “We evacuated all …

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Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its 120,000 inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Armenians and …

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Kenya’s Kiptum breaks London Marathon record, Hassan makes stunning debut

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a London Marathon course record on Sunday, finishing in two hours, one minute, 25 seconds, nearly three minutes ahead of second-placed Geoffrey Kamworor in a rain-drenched race full of drama. Kiptum, who ran the fastest-ever debut marathon in Valencia last year, made his break at mile …

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