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From digging coal to selling noodles? China’s mining workers face change

Monday, April 6 by SRN News

DATONG, China (AP) - Yang Haiming didn't stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he jumped into a new industry. Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines... Read More.

Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with The Alliance of... Read More.

Sweden releases sanctioned tanker due to lack of evidence it caused oil spill

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Swedish authorities have released a tanker sanctioned by the European Union that had been boarded and detained on suspicion of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Coast Guard said they had not found sufficient evidence that... Read More.

OPEC+ debates theoretical oil output hike amid Iran war paralysis, sources say

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

By Olesya Astakhova, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar MOSCOW/LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - OPEC+ may approve an oil output increase on Sunday, four sources from the group said, a rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise... Read More.

War weighs on Egypt’s private sector as PMI hits near two-year low in March

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

April 5 (Reuters) - Egypt's non-oil private sector deteriorated at its sharpest pace in almost two years in March, as the Middle East war drove up costs and dampened client demand, a closely watched business survey showed on Sunday. The headline S&P Global Egypt Purchasing... Read More.

South Korea asks Gulf nations for steady energy supply, safety of Korean vessels

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

SEOUL, April 5 (Reuters) - South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with envoys from Gulf countries to shore up energy security and the safety of Korean vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, the ministry said on Sunday, as the escalating Iran war disrupts... Read More.

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

April 4 (Reuters) - Workers of the world's largest meat company, JBS, agreed to return to work at a beef plant in Greely, Colorado after it agreed to resume negotiations, bringing a three-week picket to an end, their union said in a statement on... Read More.

Meloni hails arrest of top crime family suspect after raid at an Italian resort

Sunday, April 5 by SRN News

ROME, Italy (AP) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated the police late Saturday for the arrest of an alleged crime boss and one of Italy's most wanted fugitives. Authorities announced the arrest of Roberto Mazzarella, 48, following a raid Friday on a villa... Read More.

Fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh’s capital kills 5 people

Saturday, April 4 by SRN News

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh's capital on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the Kadamtali area of Keraniganj near Dhaka, according to the fire service and... Read More.

Senegal limits foreign trips for officials as the fallout from Iran war deepens

Saturday, April 4 by SRN News

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Senegalese government has banned all but essential foreign trips for government ministers as part of cost-saving measures triggered by the energy crisis linked to the Iran war. Senegal, like many African countries, imports most of the petroleum products it... Read More.

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From digging coal to selling noodles? China’s mining workers face change

Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement

Sweden releases sanctioned tanker due to lack of evidence it caused oil spill

OPEC+ debates theoretical oil output hike amid Iran war paralysis, sources say

War weighs on Egypt’s private sector as PMI hits near two-year low in March

South Korea asks Gulf nations for steady energy supply, safety of Korean vessels

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Meloni hails arrest of top crime family suspect after raid at an Italian resort

Fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh’s capital kills 5 people

Senegal limits foreign trips for officials as the fallout from Iran war deepens

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