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Crude oil prices retreat on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks; Brent slips to $96.5/bbl

New Delhi, April 14 -- Crude oil prices, which have been reacting sharply to ongoing developments in West Asia, cooled off on Tuesday, 14 April, as expectations rose over a possible second round of ta... Read More


Nigeria Oil Output Climbs to 1.38mbpd in March, Still Below OPEC Target

Nigeria, April 14 -- The new figure marks an improvement from 1.31 million barrels per day posted in February, showing gradual progress in efforts to stabilize output despite persistent challenges in ... Read More


Responsible Fintech Institute Strengthens Global Policy Leadership with Appointment of Two Executive Fellows Amid Growing Complexity in Digital Finance

Punjab, April 14 -- SINGAPORE, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) has appointed Distinguished Professor Patrick H. M. Loh and Professor Tek Yew Chia as Executive Fel... Read More


Oil-well Dispute: Inside the report that restores Cross River's hope

Nigeria, April 14 -- The Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) set up by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) verified that Cross River State has 119 crude oil and gas w... Read More


Punjab announces scholarships for Balochistan studentsPublished on: April 14, 2026 4:15 PM

Pakistan, April 14 -- The government of Punjab has announced 460 scholarships for students from Balochistan under an initiative aimed at expanding access to quality education. Read More: Punjab CM vo... Read More


Final push for US-Iran talks in PakistanPublished on: April 14, 2026 4:08 PM

Pakistan, April 14 -- Negotiating teams from the United States and Iran could return to Islamabad later this week for another round of peace talks. The possible meeting follows recent high-level discu... Read More


China-Taiwan relations - Detente or sellout?

Hong Kong, April 14 -- Beijing is pressurising Taiwan in every way imaginable. Its latest achievement was hosting Cheng Li-wun, the chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) opposition party, from 7-12 ... Read More


Consumer-focussed VC Homegrown Ventures closes debut fund

New Delhi, April 14 -- Homegrown Ventures, a venture capital firm that backs early-stage consumer brands primarily from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, has marked the final close of its ... Read More


Asian Shares Climb On Hopes For New U.S.-Iran Talks

India, April 14 -- Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday on renewed hopes of U.S.-Iran talks, with reports suggesting that there could be a second round of talks to end the Middle East conflict. Without f... Read More


"Drill, Baby, Drill" to end reliance on expensive Norwegian oil: Trump slams UK energy policy

Washington DC, April 14 -- In a characteristically blunt critique of transatlantic energy policy, US President Donald Trump lashed out at the United Kingdom's refusal to expand North Sea oil productio... Read More