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Oil Prices Today, August 18, 2026: Brent Above $91 as Trump Rules Out an Extension

DUBAI, Aug. 18 -- Oil prices today are doing what they declined to do on Monday's deadline, which is move. Brent crude is above $91 a barrel, a third consecutive session of gains, and the market has f... Read More


Liberia: President Boakai Breaks Ground For Landmark Providence Island Development Project

Monrovia, Aug. 18 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has officially broken ground for the development of Providence Island, marking a major step in the Government of Liberia's efforts to preserve t... Read More


PMO scrutiny of Nepal Telecom billing tender raises concerns over interference

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The prime minister's office (PMO) has begun examining the tender process and technical specifications for Nepal Telecom's proposed new billing system, prompting concerns within t... Read More


Rift widens as Saudi Arabia scrutinises UAE bank transfers

Riyadh, Aug. 18 -- Saudi Arabia has quietly subjected bank transfers bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the kind of enhanced scrutiny normally applied to high-risk countries, pointing to a de... Read More


AIIMS Patna, PSI India sign 3-year MoU to strengthen family planning in Bihar

Patna, Aug. 18 -- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna and Population Services International (PSI) India have entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to stren... Read More


US stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures down up to 1% amid surging oil and bond yields

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- US stock futures indicate a negative start to Tuesday's trade, as technology stocks retreat from recent highs amid surging bond yields and higher oil prices, reinforcing inflatio... Read More


Ukraine War: US Interceptor Shortage from Iran War Leaves Kyiv Exposed to Russian Missiles

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Anastasiia Holubieva was reaching back to scratch her head when she felt the blood. Shrapnel from the missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday had caught her in the back before she even ... Read More


NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today - August 17, 2026 (Monday Clues and Solutions)

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers today for Monday, August 17, 2026 are EGGS, SQUAT, PUTTY, EASEL and CLYDE across, and EQUAL, GUTSY, GATED, STYLE and SPEC down. If you want to sol... Read More


Liberia: MFDP Minister Ngafuan: 'Macroeconomic Stability Must Translate into Better Lives for Liberians'

Liberia, Aug. 18 -- MONROVIA -The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning(MFDP) Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says Liberia's improving economic indicators will only matter if they result in mo... Read More


TB treatment is free in Nepal, but 51 percent of affected families face crippling costs: Report

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- Laxmi Chaudhary from Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City in Kailali district has been living in Kathmandu for the past one year for treatment of gland TB, medically known as tubercul... Read More