The U.S. is leaning toward imposing oil-sector sanctions on Venezuela before the country holds April 22 elections that opposition leaders have vowed to boycott, according to a senior State Department official. The official, who asked not to be identified discussing private talks, stressed that no decision
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Just three months ago, Sky Plc was trading at 900 pence a share as concerns mounted over whether U.K. regulators would approve its planned deal with 21st Century Fox Inc. Fast forward to Tuesday, and the British broadcaster surged as much as 23 percent to a high of 1,355 pence after an approach
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa treaded a fine line between his ruling party's rival factions when he named steady hands to key cabinet posts and purged some of his predecessor Jacob Zuma's most ineffectual appointees. While keeping a handful of Zuma loyalists in largely minor positions,
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Fox hit back: “Neither Sir Martin with all due respect nor anyone else has seen the full details… When the PM sets those out I think he'll find what we need is a hard headed leader, not a fairy godmother.” And with that parting shot he ended his speech and question-and-answer session at Bloomberg's
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Last month, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum published an op-ed in which he defended the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. Santorum claimed that the RFS is essential to maintaining America's global biofuels leadership and promoting our energy …
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