June 4, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Oil prices pop after Saudi Arabia pledges more voluntary production cuts

Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images Oil prices rose following OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut production by another million barrels per day....

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Oil prices pop after Saudi Arabia pledges more voluntary production cuts

Business

Apple WWDC: Mixed reality headset among announcements expected at tech giant’s event

Apple is expected to announce a mixed reality headset – its first brand-new product for eight years – at its annual event for developers....

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Apple WWDC: Mixed reality headset among announcements expected at tech giant's event

Environment

Years of austerity left UK ‘hugely unprepared’ for COVID pandemic, report says

Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The TUC said funding cuts left health and...

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Years of austerity left UK ‘hugely unprepared’ for COVID pandemic, report says

Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The TUC said funding cuts left health and...

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Sonic boom heard in Washington DC caused by military jets chasing plane which crashed

A loud boom in the Washington DC area which residents of the US capital said shook houses and sounded like an explosion was caused...

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Sonic boom heard in Washington DC caused by military jets chasing plane which crashed

Environment

Saudi energy minister defends voluntary oil cuts as precautionary

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud arrives for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna on June 3,...

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Saudi energy minister defends voluntary oil cuts as precautionary

World

Ukraine war: Belgorod governor ‘willing to meet’ group who captured two Russian soldiers

A Russian governor has said he is willing to meet with a pro-Ukraine group of Russian fighters who are keeping two Russian soldiers captive....

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Ukraine war: Belgorod governor 'willing to meet' group who captured two Russian soldiers

Environment

OPEC+ sticks to 2023 oil production targets as Saudi Arabia announces further voluntary cuts

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud arrives for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna on June 3,...

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OPEC+ sticks to 2023 oil production targets as Saudi Arabia announces further voluntary cuts

Environment

Michelle Hodgkinson: Family pays tribute to ‘selfless’ woman stabbed to death in Manchester named

A 51-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Droylsden, Manchester, on Friday has been named by police as Michelle Hodgkinson. A 28-year-old man...

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Michelle Hodgkinson: Family pays tribute to ‘selfless’ woman stabbed to death in Manchester named

A 51-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in Droylsden, Manchester, on Friday has been named by police as Michelle Hodgkinson. A 28-year-old man...

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Environment

Joe Abbess and Sunnah Khan: 17-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl who died off Bournemouth beach named by police

A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday have been named...

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Joe Abbess and Sunnah Khan: 17-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl who died off Bournemouth beach named by police

A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday have been named...

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Chicago shooting: One dead and six injured after attack at memorial

Multiple people were shot, including a woman who died later in hospital, at an event being held in Chicago to remember a man who...

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Chicago shooting: One dead and six injured after attack at memorial

Sports

What we learned in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final

After a four-day break following the conclusion of the Western Conference finals, the The playoffs are here. Get caught up on all the latest...

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What we learned in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final

Sports

Knights do it again as late surge delivers G1 win

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 3, 2023, 11:17 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — The...

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Knights do it again as late surge delivers G1 win

Sports

Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Cup Final schedule, scores, highlights

The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, as 16 teams compete for the most magnificent trophy in sports. The record-setting Western Conference Jonathan Marchessault’s...

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Cup Final schedule, scores, highlights

World

Signal failure likely caused train to change tracks before India crash, says minister

India’s deadly rail crash was likely caused by a signalling failure that caused a train to wrongly change tracks, the country’s railway minister has...

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Signal failure likely caused train to change tracks before India crash, says minister

Business

Siemens leads rallying cry to save stricken CBI lobbying group

Siemens, the German-based industrial technology giant, is this weekend leading a last-ditch rallying cry to save the CBI, the ailing business lobbying group. Sky...

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Siemens leads rallying cry to save stricken CBI lobbying group

Politics

‘Hundreds’ of Albanian migrants returned under ‘landmark’ deal – but many have absconded or still in hostels, says Jenrick

“Hundreds” of migrants have so far been returned to Albania under the government’s “landmark” deal with the country, says immigration minister Robert Jenrick. That’s...

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