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Libya says oil shutdown losses have risen to $560 million

Losses from the closures of Libya's major oil fields and production facilities have continued to increase, surpassing $560 million for a 10-day period, the country's national oil company said. The closures came about when powerful tribal groups loyal to Libyan military commander Khalifa...

Two dead as new wave of Chile protests break out

A young man has died after being hit by a hijacked bus in Santiago, the second fatality in renewed unrest in the Chilean capital, police said on Thursday. The Transantiago bus that hit the 22-year-old, who died in hospital early Thursday, had been stolen moments earlier by masked...

UN halts Tripoli refugee centre operations over safety fears

The United Nations said Thursday it was suspending its operations at a refugee reception centre in Tripoli over safety fears as the conflict in the war-ravaged country worsens. The UN refugee agency's chief of mission in Libya, Jean-Paul Cavalieri said the decision had been taken after the...

Oil falls 2% on spread of China virus

Oil prices fell on Thursday on concerns over the potential economic impact of the coronavirus that continues to spread worldwide, while the market also considered the possibility of an early OPEC meeting. Brent crude LCOc1 was down $1.29, or 2.16%, at $58.52 a barrel by 1321 GMT, having...