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At least 22 Somalis dead after boats capsize off Madagascar, authorities says
A minimum of 22 Somali citizens died when 2 migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Details Minister Daud Aweis stated. Madagascar's Port, Maritime, and River Authority (APMF). said the boats had set sail from Somalia for the French Indian. Ocean area of Mayotte on Nov. 2, a journey of numerous. hundred kilometres. On Saturday, the port authority reported that local. fishermen found the very first boat drifting on Friday near Nosy. Iranja. They rescued 25 people, consisting of 10 guys and 15 ladies,. but 7 occupants died, the authority stated. A 2nd boat carrying 38 people reached Madagascar's. Port du Cratère, according to APMF. The maritime authority did. not reveal a death toll for the 2nd boat but confirmed the. rescue of 23 people. Somali Info Minister Aweis, citing details from. his equivalents in Madagascar, confirmed the overall death toll. at 22. They had to do with 70 Somalis, 22 of them passed away. One boat was. bring 38 individuals and the other boat was bring 32 individuals,. Aweis stated on state-owned television late on Sunday. In current decades countless individuals have attempted to make. the crossing to Mayotte, which has a greater standard of living. and access to the French welfare system. Mayotte is formally part of France, although Comoros. claims it. Aweis stated Somalia will examine where the boats sailed. from, describing those who organised the trip as bad guys included. in illegal immigration. This is likewise a message of cautioning to those who want to. immigrate illegally before they go and die in such way. It is. regrettable individuals still go despite risk, he added. In early November, a minimum of 25 individuals passed away off Comoros. islands after traffickers capsized their boat.
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Bangladesh gets offers in 50,000 T wheat tender, traders say
The lowest offer in an international tender from Bangladesh's state grains purchaser to purchase and import 50,000 metric tons of wheat which closed on Monday was examined at $286.08 a metric ton CIF liner out, European traders stated. Deals are still being considered and no purchase has yet been made, traders said. Reports reflect assessments from traders and even more price quotes of rates and volumes are still possible later on. Bangladesh has actually been active in wheat and rice import markets in October and November after huge floods in the country in August and October destroyed an estimated 1.1 million tons of rice. The most affordable offer in the tender was thought to have actually been submitted by trading home Agrocorp. 2 other business took part in the tender, preliminary reports from traders said. Trading house Aston offered $294.13. and Cereal Crops $299.95 both CIF complimentary out. Bangladesh typically does not make instant choices. about wheat purchases which can take a while to be validated. CIF liner out terms consist of ocean shipping and ship discharging. costs. Shipment is sought 40 days after the date of contract. finalizing. The wheat can be sourced from any around the world origins. except Israel and is sought for delivery to 2 ports,. Chattogram and Mongla. In its last reported wheat tender on Nov. 7 to purchase. 50,000 heaps, Bangladesh received the lowest offer of $292.14 a. load CIF liner out.
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UK travel interrupted as Storm Bert fallout continues
Britain's roadways and trains were struck by closures on Monday after Storm Bert damaged the country over the weekend, triggering extensive flooding and eliminating 4 individuals. There were more 200 flood cautions and flood signals in place throughout England and Wales, while trains from London to the southwest were cancelled and rail services in main England were badly interfered with. Do not try to travel on any route today, Great Western Train, whose trains connect London to Bristol and Cornwall, said on X. Amongst those killed during the storm were a pet dog walker in North Wales and a man who died when a tree hit his car in southern England. Major roads in Northamptonshire and Bristol were closed, while fallen trees on railway cut off services between London and Stansted Airport, Britain's fourth busiest center. The disturbance comes after Storm Bert struck Britain late on Friday, bringing snow, rain and strong winds. The Met Workplace kept a warning for strong winds in location for northern Scotland on Monday and stated the storm would clear from that part of the nation early on Tuesday.
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March demanding release of Pakistan's Imran Khan nears capital
A march by numerous supporters to demand the release of imprisoned previous Prime Minister Imran Khan reached the fringes of Pakistan's capital of Islamabad on Monday, his party and authorities said, amidst reports of violence somewhere else. Authorities have imposed a security lockdown for the last two days to obstruct the protesters, whom Khan has actually gotten in touch with to march on parliament for a sit-in presentation, while highways into the city have actually been barricaded. The government has utilized shipping containers to block major roadways and streets in Islamabad, the majority of them patrolled by big contingents of police and paramilitary workers in riot equipment. Officials and witnesses said all public transport between cities and terminals has actually likewise been shut down in the eastern province of Punjab to keep away the protesters, led by members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration. We wouldn't let them storm the capital, said provincial Information Minister Uzma Bukhari, adding that about 80 of Khan's supporters had been detained. Several authorities officials were hurt in clashes and rioting at some places in the province, she told a press conference. The capital included an additional layer of security ahead of a. see by the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, set to. arrive on Monday. Khan's celebration accused the federal government of utilizing violent tactics. to block the protesters, stating it had arrested hundreds of. employees and leaders. They are even shooting live bullets, one of Khan's assistants,. Shaukat Yousafzai, informed broadcaster Geo News television. Events of any sort in Islamabad have actually been banned, authorities. stated in a declaration. Authorities closed all schools in Islamabad. and the adjacent garrison city of Rawalpindi, while the internet. and WhatsApp messaging services also slowed. The demonstration march, which Khan has actually referred to as the final. call, is among numerous his party had actually held to seek his release. because he was imprisoned in August in 2015. The celebration's newest. demonstration in Islamabad, early in October, turned violent. Khan's third better half, Bushra Bibi, and a key aide, Ali Amin. Gandapur, who is the primary minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. province, are leading a rally that got here just outside. Islamabad on Sunday night, his party said. Voted out of power by parliament in 2022 after falling out. with Pakistan's powerful armed force, Khan deals with charges varying. from corruption to instigation of violence, all of which he and. his celebration deny. The military has an outsized role in politics, and primarily. decides who will rule the South Asian nation of 241 million.
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Major Gulf markets gain in early trade; Saudi falls
Most stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, brushing off geopolitical tensions amid the ongoing war in between significant oil manufacturer Russia and Ukraine, although the Saudi index bucked the pattern to trade lower. Last week, Russia fired a hypersonic rocket at Ukraine in a. warning to the United States and Britain following strikes by. Kyiv on Russia, utilizing U.S. and British weapons. Dubai's main share index advanced 0.7%, led by a 2%. rise in blue-chip designer Emaar Residence and a. 2.2% boost in toll operator Salik. The Abu Dhabi index was up 0.4%. In Qatar, the index included 0.3%, with Qatar Islamic. Bank increasing 0.9% and petrochemical maker Industries. Qatar up 0.5%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares. rose following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice of. fund manager Scott Bessent as the next U.S. Treasury secretary,. with investors anticipating he will be a voice for markets in. Washington. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index dropped 0.5%, weighed. down by a 1.5% fall in Al Rajhi Bank and a 1.7%. decrease in Saudi Arabian Mining Company. Oil prices - a driver for the Gulf's financial markets -. pulled back following 6% gains last week, however remained near. two-week highs as geopolitical stress grew between Western. powers and significant oil manufacturers Russia and Iran, raising risks of. supply disruption. Saudi Arabia's energy index eased 0.2%.
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Power grid operators to release countertrading for aging Sweden-Denmark cable television
The national power transmissions system operators in Denmark and Sweden will present intraday market countertrading procedures from March 2025 to help in reducing wear and tear on an ageing subsea cable television connecting the 2 countries, they said on Monday. The measures are indicated to avoid the Konti-Skan electricity connection in between Jutland and Sweden, which has a capability to transport 715 megawatts (MW), from having its life expectancy lowered or stopping working, grid operators Energinet and Svenska kraftnaet stated. In countertrading, transmission system operators (TSO). normally purchase or sell energy in their grid locations, increasing or. decreasing power generation, to relieve bottlenecks in the. electrical energy grid at the demand of a neighbouring TSO. The relocation comes after the Nordic energy market in October. switched to a new, more vibrant computation model, which would. see the direction of electrical power flow on the cable switch more. typically, they included. Numerous shifts in between import and export are wearing down. Konti-Skan, which consists of two connections from 1965 and. 1988, respectively, the business said. The TSOs for that reason accepted correct flows designated in the. day-ahead market when the directional changes in the planned. flow are anticipated to adversely impact the cable, they included.
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Japan's Nikkei ends greater as investors assess favorable US information
Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Monday as local financiers found convenience from current U.S. data that indicated strong business activity in the world's biggest economy. A measure of U.S. service activity raced to a 31-month high in November, boosted by hopes for lower interest rates and more business-friendly policies from President-elect Donald Trump's. administration next year. The Nikkei increased 1.3% to close at 38,780.14 on. Monday. The index touched an intraday high of 39,053.64,. crossing the 39,000 level for the very first time since Nov. 15. The more comprehensive Topix gained 0.71% to 2,715.6. Abroad elements are essential for Japanese stocks now as. we have not seen much market-moving catalysts within Japan,. stated Fumio Matsumoto, primary strategist at Okasan Securities. Wall Street closed higher on Friday, with all 3 major. indexes posting weekly gains, following the release of the. business information. However the gains of the Nikkei were topped on concerns about. the possible effect of the Republican President-elect Donald. Trump's policy on Japanese exporters, Matsumoto stated. Uniqlo owner Quick Retailing leapt 3.5% to give the. biggest boost to the Nikkei index. Shares of chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron. acquired 3.9% and tech start-up financier SoftBank Group. included 3.3%. Keisei Electric Railway and Keikyu surged. 13.83% and 11.07%, respectively, after local media reported an. activist financier group was increasing its stakes in both. railway operators. Chip-testing devices maker Advantest slipped 2.3%. to weigh the most in the Nikkei. Phone company KDDI. fell 1.35%. Of the over 1,600 stocks on the Tokyo Stock market's prime. market, 45% rose, 50% fell and 4% were flat. Of the 225 stocks in the Nikkei, 143 increased, 79 fell, and. three were trading flat.
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Kazakhstan to produce 88.4 mln lots of oil this year
Kazakhstan is thinking about delivering a substantial part of its oil exports via the BakuTbilisiCeyhan (BTC) pipeline in the medium term, Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said on Monday. Such a move would make Astana less based on Russia which currently tranships the lion's share of Kazakh exports. Satkaliyev stated the Central Asian nation could increase BTC deliveries to as much as 20 million metric heaps a year from the existing 1.5 million lots as it increases crude output, however provided no exact time frame. There is interest in establishing and slowly increasing the volume of Kazakh oil deliveries in this instructions both on our side and from the Azerbaijani partners, he informed parliament. Kazakhstan will produce 88.4 million metric lots of oil this year, Satkaliyev stated, a decrease from an initial strategy to produce more than 90 million loads, which reflects maintenance breaks at large oilfields and Kazakhstan's OPEC+ commitments. Kazakhstan will export 68.8 million lots of oil this year, he stated, consisting of 55.4 million heaps through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, 8.6 million heaps by means of the Atyrau-Samara Pipeline, 3.6 million heaps by means of the Caspian Sea and 1.1 million tons through a. pipeline to China. Beginning with 2026, Kazakhstan expects to produce more than. 100 million tons of oil each year.
Elliott's conditional deal selected in Citgo share auction, sources say
A conditional deal for shares in Citgo Petroleum's moms and dad by financial company Elliott Investment Management was selected by a U.S. court officer supervising an auction that could decide the future control of the Venezuelaowned oil refiner, sources said.
A U.S. District Court in Delaware is auctioning shares in Citgo moms and dad PDV Holding to pay back up to $21.3 billion in claims versus Venezuela and state-oil company PDVSA for expropriations and financial obligation defaults. A 2nd and last bidding round closed earlier this year, resulting in negotiations on terms.
Elliott's offer is a combination of cash and credit and is based on the resolution of claims by holders of defaulted Venezuela bonds pursuing the exact same assets, the sources stated.
The worth of Elliott's deal might not be immediately learned. The company decreased to comment.
The financial investment company's pursuit of seventh-largest U.S. oil refiner Citgo follows billions of dollars in gains from its stakes in refiners Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 .
Nevertheless, Elliott is not a refinery operator, a condition the court had said was more suitable. As part of its variety of financial investments, Elliott has actually been a holder of Venezuelan bonds.
Citgo in 2015 made $2 billion, the second-best yearly efficiency. In the first six months of this year, it posted a revenue of $385 million.
Elliott sent offers in the 2 bidding rounds, taking on rival bids from U.S. oil refiner CVR Energy and miner Gold Reserve. Gold Reserve last week stop the bidding, citing delays and uncertainty in the sales procedure.
TERMS CHALLENGED
The conditional nature of Elliott's bid is stirring opposition from Venezuela celebrations in the event, given that the judge at first stated the offer selected would have to be binding and last.
Despite the fact that the court developed a concern ranking for claims, some shareholders including a group led by Gramercy Distressed Chance Fund have actually been pursuing their claims in separate court actions, threatening to thwart the sales process that has been delayed five times.
Previously on Friday, court officer Robert Pincus alerted the judge he had actually ended talks with holders of PDVSA's 2020 bonds without a resolution. The bonds are collateralized with Citgo equity, so the conflict can affect the profits offered to lenders in the event.
Pincus did not respond to an ask for comment.
Thomas Laryea, a lawyer representing the Venezuela Lender Committee that includes holders of the 2020 bonds, declined to comment.
U.S. Judge Leonard Stark has actually not confirmed the court officer's choice. He has actually planned to talk about next week a. proposal to block the shareholders from turning to other courts. and trying to leap the line set by Delaware's financial institutions list. The court has actually scheduled a Nov. 19 hearing to authorize a sale.
NOVEMBER CONCLUSION UNLIKELY
Even if Stark approves Elliott's deal, the Gramercy-led. group can challenge his decision, which would ultimately freeze. any choice on the deal up until the dispute is fixed, professionals. said.
The bondholders have great chances of intensifying their cases,. stated Jose Ignacio Hernandez, a lawyer from consultancy Aurora. Macro Strategies who has carefully followed the court case.
Resolving those conflicts will include at least 3 more. months to the sales procedure, making not likely to have a closure. by mid-November as proposed, he said.
(source: Reuters)