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‘Supply shortage not to push up oil prices’

  Bloomberg The world’s largest publicly listed oil company says ample production from US shale regions will keep prices subdued for years to come, disagreeing with others in the industry who have warned about a looming shortage. Rex Tillerson, chief executive officer at Exxon Mobil Corp., presented an upbeat view of how technology will allow companies to pump more, preventing ...

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Clinton, Trump set for last presidential debate in Vegas

Las Vegas / AFP Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump wade into their last presidential debate on Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiraling downward in the polls amid allegations of sexual misconduct and wild charges of a “rigged” US election. With less than three weeks to go before Americans cast ballots November 8, polls showed Clinton widening her lead ...

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300 arrested in Europe crime swoop

  The Hague / AFP Police forces from 52 countries arrested over 300 people and swooped on red-light districts to bust several trafficking gangs in a week-long, round-the-clock operation, Europol said on Wednesday. The action led by the European police agency focused “on disrupting the most dangerous criminal networks currently active” including those dealing in illegal immigration, people and drug ...

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