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U.S. crude oil prices fall 2.7% to about $74 per barrel for the first time since early March after treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced a 60-day waiver of sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil.
2026-06-22

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI's US$1 billion investment deal to allow Disney's intellectual properties to be used with Sora is also cancelled in midst of the shutdown.
2026-03-24

Nigeria's Senate passes the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, introducing fines of up to ₦12 million (US$8,250) and prison sentences of up to 10 years for wildlife smuggling and strengthening enforcement against illegal trade in ivory, pangolin scales, and other endangered species.
2025-10-28

It is announced that the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, which has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck the park and New Orleans, will be demolished beginning next month. Bayou Phoenix is expected to rebuild the area as a $500 million complex with youth sports fields, hotels, shops, a movie studio and a waterpark.
2024-08-29

The U.S. Treasury Department and the White House announce sanctions on the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua and designate it as a "transnational criminal organization." The State Department also places a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the organization's leaders.
2024-07-11

The Australian Government announces that it has purchased the intellectual property rights to the Australian Aboriginal Flag from its designer Harold Thomas for over $20 million (US$14m), allowing for the public use of the flag.
2022-01-25

The United States Senate passes the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill with a 92–6 vote. The bill will head to President Donald Trump for his signature.
2020-12-21

South Korea announces it will be raising its US$217,000 cash reward for classified information from North Korea by defectors to $860,000.
2017-03-5

The U.S. Army awards the $6.7 billion contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the replacement for the Humvee, to the Wisconsin-based company Oshkosh Corporation.
2015-08-26

British bank HSBC agrees to sell its Brazilian banking business to Banco Bradesco for $5.2 billion.
2015-08-3