Oil falls more than 1.5% on demand fears and strong dollar
Oil fell by more than 1.5% on Monday, pressured by expectations of weaker global demand and by U.S. dollar strength ahead of possible large increases to interest rates, though supply worries limited the decline.
King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of queen
Britain’s King Charles will address a country in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew and the “spirit of the nation” for seven decades.
Barbados elects its first president, and the British Queen renounces her position as head of state
Barbados has elected its first president, deposing Queen Elizabeth as the country’s head of state. Dame Sandra Mason would be sworn in on November 30. The country, where British colonists oppressed thousands for its sugar industry, declares that it wishes to be free of its colonial past. Barbados is by far the most easterly of […]
Queen Elizabeth to set out UK government’s post-pandemic agenda
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will present Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s post-pandemic agenda on Tuesday in a speech written by the government that will set out the new laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year.
