Firefighters and a hazardous materials team responded to a rollover crash and fire involving a big rig carrying lithium-ion batteries Thursday near the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.There were no injuries reported in the crash early Thursday afternoon near the busy shipping port. Details about what led to the rollover were not immediately available. …
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Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing explosives inside the batteries of pagers brought into Lebanon, according to two high-ranking Lebanese security officials, who said the technology was so advanced that it was virtually undetectable. Lebanese security officials watched a series of controlled explosions of some of the weaponized pagers, as investigations …
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile targeting a military site in Israel’s Tel Aviv, Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree(pictured) said in a statement on Friday. Additionally, Saree claimed that the rebel group launched a drone attack on Israel’s city of Ashkelon, ensuring that “the two operations achieved their goal successfully.” Houthis will continue attacking targets …
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday that his country will intensify attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon until security in the northern Israeli towns is restored. “We have been hitting Hezbollah very hard over the last year and, in particular, over the last few weeks,” Gallant stated in a video message. “We will …
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SHANGHAI -China’s central bank said on Friday it was lowering the borrowing cost of its seven-day reverse repurchase agreements, as part of the biggest stimulus package since the pandemic unveiled by Beijing this week to support the economy. The People’s Bank of China said the rate would be lowered by 20 basis points to 1.50% …
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Israel conducts military exercise near Lebanon border Israel’s military carries out strike in Beirut Blast heard in Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Israel rejected proposals on Thursday for a ceasefire with Hezbollah and conducted a military exercise simulating manoeuvres in Lebanon, defying allies including the United States which had called for …
Brent crude and the U.S. benchmark shed well over 2% on Thursday on mainstream media rumors that Saudi Arabia is planning to unleash more oil on the market, with the Kingdom willing to give up its $100-per-barrel price target. According to a Financial Times report earlier in the day citing unnamed sources, Saudi Arabia is willing to reduce …
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared that millions of Israelis are running to shelters as sirens sound throughout central Israel, including Tel Aviv. The military said the air alarms were triggered due to a missile being fired from Yemen toward central Israel, adding that the rocket was successfully intercepted by the Arrow air defense system. …
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The OPEC+ alliance is not discussing any proposals of changes to its current oil production plan, which envisages the group starting to add supply to the market in December, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. OPEC+ initially planned to begin unwinding part of the 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude production …
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Israel rejected proposals on Thursday for a ceasefire with Hezbollah and conducted a military exercise simulating manoeuvres in Lebanon, defying allies including the United States which had called for an immediate halt in fighting. Israel’s relentless pressure on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, including intense airstrikes and assassinations of some of its senior commanders raised concern …