Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

Oil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. At the start of trading, Brent crude jumped 19% to $71.95 a barrel, while the other major benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, rose 15% to $63.34. Prices eased back slightly after US President Donald Trump authorised the release...

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US woman who hid baby in bag charged with human trafficking

A US woman has been charged with human trafficking in the Philippines after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a newborn baby out of the country. Jennifer Talbot, 43, was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on Wednesday. A six-day-old boy was reportedly found in her carry-on bag as she attempted to board a plane to the US. Authorities allege...

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Dutch woman's candid tweet that launched helpline for the lonely

Nadï van de Watering, 25, was contemplating another day of amusing herself, enviously watching others her age enjoying summer parties in the glorious sunshine. It was while waiting outside her physiotherapist's in the eastern Dutch city of Nijmegen that she decided to reach out on social media in the vague hope someone in a similar headspace might reply. I'm by myself...

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