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Opposition in Venezuela as interim leader insists the deal with Washington will help with the country’s recovery.A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.But there’s opposition in Venezuela, as well as debate about whether the plan is legal.What could the agreement mean?Presenter: Tom McRaeGuests:Jose Chalhoub – political risk and oil analystCornelia Meyer – commodity specialist and CEO of Meyer ResourcesFrancisco Rodriguez – senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research at the University of Denver, former head of the Economic and Financial Advisory…
Chinese fast-fashion business Shein Global Holdings Ltd. was once worth more than the parent companies of H&M and Zara, giving its reclusive boss Sky Xu a net worth of more than $23 billion. But Xu’s fortunes have turned in four short years as Shein battles tariffs, political scrutiny and growing competition. Shein is set to go public in Hong Kong on Tuesday at just over a quarter of the $100 billion it was worth in 2022. Xu’s personal wealth, based on his 30% stake, falls to about $8 billion at the listing price, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The…
Fergie and her ex-husband, Josh Duhamel, each celebrated their son Axl Jack’s 13th birthday by sharing rare family photos. “13. 🎂🎂 Wow, my teenager,” the Black Eyed Peas alum, 51, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 29. “I’m saying that with tears in my eyes as I feel like the world is shifting beneath us.” The singer posted a carousel of photos taken throughout her son’s life, starting with her cradling baby Axl Jack in her arms and continuing with his recent sports accomplishments. “It’s so beautiful to watch you grow into the kind, silly, and cool dude you are,”…
Atletico Madrid continued their strong start to the season without Julian Alvarez as they eased to a 3-1 win at Sevilla. Alvarez was not in the squad for the trip to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, with the Argentina forward having missed training this week as Atletico continue stand firm in defying his wish to join Barcelona. His absence mattered not as Atletico scored three goals in the first half to take complete command, Alex Baena finishing at the near post after a fine team move to break the deadlock in the fourth minute. Ademola Lookman doubled the lead by drilling…
A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting which reportedly took place at a rave in northern Switzerland.The woman died at the scene, police said. Those injured were four men and a woman aged between 24 and 27, all of whom are in hospital with injuries “ranging from minor to severe”.The force confirmed the shooting happened at an event at a horse racing track in Aarau, near Zurich overnight. A rave was taking place in the area into the early hours of Sunday.Police said the perpetrator’s identity and possible motives…
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have joined forces to sue Anthropic, home of Claude, over what the publishers call “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.”The complaint – obtained by MBW, and which you can read in full here – also names Anthropic Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and Co-Founder Benjamin Mann as individual defendants.It was filed on Friday (August 28) in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.With Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music launching their own suit as plaintiffs, the publishing arms of all three…
Brooke Hogan doesn’t appear to see eye-to-eye with her brother Nick Hogan and his perception of their current relationship following the death of their father, Hulk Hogan, last year. After Nick, 36, spoke about Brooke, 38, in an interview with TV Insider that was published on Friday, August 28, she responded with her own take. “I’ve made a conscious choice to keep the details of my relationship with my brother private,” Brooke exclusively told Us later on Friday. “I’d appreciate the same courtesy in return. We are not in communication, and his characterization of our relationship does not reflect my…
The condition of one of Nigeria’s most critical highways has been getting worse for years and recently it ground to a complete halt for days. Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026Share People stranded for days on dilapidated Nigerian highway on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Goldman draws 3 lessons from economic research on U.S. inflation expectations
Ezra Sosa has entered the chat amid his Dancing With the Stars costar Rylee Arnold’s ongoing drama over her Next Pro cameo. Rylee, 21, appeared on the Monday, August 24, episode, in which she teamed up with contestant AJ Pritchard for a routine in the semifinals. During the episode, Rylee openly claimed to the judges that AJ, 31, was too critical during rehearsals. In response, AJ’s fiancée, Zara Zoffany, defended the British dancer via social media. “[Rylee] — @aj11ace wouldn’t have had to critique you in the first place if everything had been right,” Zara, 32, claimed via Instagram comment.…