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US: Refilling oil reserve fully will cost $20 billion, take years
US estimates it will take $20 billion and years to refill oil reserve

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Energy Department estimates it will take US$20 billion and several years to refill the Strategic Petroleum...

BP CEO’s pay drops to 5.4 million pounds in 2024
BP says CEO's pay package fell to 5.4 million pounds in 2024

LONDON, U.K.: British Petroleum CEO Murray Auchincloss saw his pay package drop to 5.4 million pounds (US$6.95 million) in 2024, down...

DHL to cut 8,000 German jobs in largest layoff in 20 years
German delivery giant DHL cuts 8,000 jobs, largest in decades

BONN, Germany: DHL plans to cut 8,000 jobs in Germany this year, marking its most significant domestic workforce reduction in at least...

China targets 5 percent growth for 2025 amid economic uncertainty
China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5 percent' for 2025

BEIJING, China: China has set an economic growth target of around five percent for 2025, signaling efforts to stabilize the economy...

SpaceX denies plans to take over FAA telecom contract
Musk's Starlink denies it wants to take over FAA air traffic contract

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elon Musk's company SpaceX said this week that its Starlink satellite unit is not trying to take over any Federal...

Newsom mandates four-day in-office work for California state employees
Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week

SACRAMENTO, California: Starting July 1, California state employees will be required to work in person at least four days a week under...

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Duke at No. 1 in AP poll for first time since November 2021
Duke at No. 1 in AP poll for first time since November 2021

(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images) Duke ended Auburn's eight-week reign at No. 1 and reached the top of the Associated Press...

UCLA back to No. 1 after Big Ten tourney run
UCLA back to No. 1 after Big Ten tourney run

(Photo credit: Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) UCLA reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the Associated...

Stephen Curry takes assistant GM role at Davidson
Stephen Curry takes assistant GM role at Davidson

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images) Stephen Curry is blazing a new trail by returning to his alma mater Davidson in the...

No. 11 Duke bests No. 7 NC State in ACC tournament final
No. 11 Duke bests No. 7 NC State in ACC tournament final

(Photo credit: Cory Knowlton-Imagn Images) Ashlon Jackson and Oluchi Okananwa each scored 22 points as No. 11 Duke rallied to win...

Campbell coach Kevin McGeehan out after 12 seasons
Campbell coach Kevin McGeehan out after 12 seasons

(Photo credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images) Campbell will not renew the contract of men's basketball coach Kevin McGeehan. Athletic...

NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts year after Final Four run
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts year after Final Four run

(Photo credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images) Kevin Keatts was dismissed Sunday as head coach at North Carolina State, a year after leading...

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