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Senator's blockade complicates path of Trump's pick for Fed chairman
A Republican senator is vowing to oppose Federal Reserve nominees until a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell is resolved, creating…
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US still in pursuit of third oil tanker in Venezuela blockade
THE US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil…
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Oil rises as Trump’s Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude surplus concerns
Oil prices rallied by more than 1 per cent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under…
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Trump says he's ordering blockade on oil tankers in and out of Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has said he is ordering a "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of…
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Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela
Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure…
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Oil jumps as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil…
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Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, a move set to…
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Trump to pursue food stamp blockade in court as shutdown endgame nears on Capitol Hill
The Trump administration said Monday that Democrat-appointed judges were in danger of undermining a carefully crafted deal to end the…
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Judge stiffens blockade on Trump's reductions in federal workforce during shutdown
A federal judge put an indefinite hold on the White House's new reductions in the federal workforce, saying Tuesday that President Trump's…
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Senate Republicans explore extreme measures to end Democrats' blockade of Trump nominees
Senate Republicans, frustrated with Democrats' refusal to fast-track any of President Trump's nominees, are considering last-ditch options…
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Looming Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait…
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Possible Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait…
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Gaza: Israel allows in five UN aid lorries after 11-week blockade
An Israeli military body says it has allowed five UN lorries carrying humanitarian aid, including baby food, into the Gaza Strip after 11…
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With almost no food left in Gaza, a major aid group shuts down soup kitchens due to Israel’s blockade
Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as…
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Gaza: WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade
The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for…
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China's blockade means rare earth minerals vital to U.S. military, microchips just got rarer
China is blocking -- or at least slow-walking -- the export of rare earth minerals used in military equipment, cars and other materials,…
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World must act now to help Gazans under Israeli blockade, UN chiefs urge
The heads of six UN agencies have appealed to world leaders to act urgently to make sure food and supplies get to Palestinians in Gaza,…
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Police blockade on South African miners lifted
A South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be…