U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, dropped by 1.4 million barrels from the previous week to 422 million barrels, about 6 percent below the ...

HOUSTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.631 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending Dec. 6, up by 118,000 b/d from the previous week, U.S. Energy Information ...

SAO PAULO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to treat an intracranial hemorrhage, is recovering well following a peaceful night ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the ...

Syria's Military Operations Administration announced Wednesday the lifting of a curfew in Damascus and surrounding areas, urging residents to return to work as the country grapples with the aftermath ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:12 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 20:57:06 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The ...

The investigation revealed that the employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting made erroneous accrual entries and falsified documentation, circumventing controls through manual ...