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- G7 countries agree to release emergency oil and diesel reserves
- Tennessee prison chief to resign after failed execution
- Housing protests grow across Spain after lawmakers reject relief measures
- Medical plane with six people goes missing off Massachusetts
- UAE calls Flydubai co-pilot incident a terrorist attack
- Reports say Saudi strikes hit Yemen’s capital
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- RechercheEurope produces about 70 percent of the diesel it consumes, but still relies on imports to cover the shortfall. That makes the region sensitive to disruptions in international fuel trade.
- ABC NewsG7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
- BBC NewsG7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
- PBS NewsG7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel
- NPRThe G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months
- CBC NewsG7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel, amid energy crunch
- BBC NewsTennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
- Le MondeTennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resigns
- CBC NewsTennessee prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says
- PBS NewsGovernor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
- RechercheThe case is unusual in the modern United States because Pike is reported to be the first person since World War II to survive an execution attempt after actually receiving the lethal drug.
- RecherchePike’s lawyers had argued that her history of abuse, trauma and medical conditions had not been properly considered and that her small veins increased the risk of a painful failure with lethal injection.
- RechercheThe political defeat has prompted renewed calls from the opposition for Sánchez to hold an early election, although Spain’s next scheduled general election is due in 2027.
- Deutsche WelleSpain: Massive protests after housing bills voted down
- France 24Fresh protests over housing flare in Spain after lawmakers reject relief measures
- RechercheThe protests were fueled by the eviction in September of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in her Madrid apartment for more than 70 years.
- RechercheThe eviction became a wider rallying point for Spain’s housing crisis, and protesters set up a camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol while calling for stronger renter protections.
- BBC NewsMedical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
- RechercheA medical transport or air ambulance carries patients who need medical care during a flight, usually with trained medical crew members on board. In this case, the aircraft was traveling on an international route between Bermuda and the United States.
- RechercheAs of late morning on October 3, the Coast Guard had not announced an update on the search. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information.
- Deutsche WelleFlydubai co-pilot attempted 'terrorist attack,' UAE says
- CNAFlydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says
- Al JazeeraJerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
- ABC NewsSuspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials
- Le MondeHouthis say Saudi Arabia launches dozens of strikes on Yemen capital
- AfricanewsLoud explosions heard Yemeni capital amid reports of Saudi strikes
- France 24Loud blasts rock Sanaa as Houthis accuse Saudi forces of pounding Yemeni capital
- AfricanewsUN says at least 150,000 have fled their homes in Yemen amid fighting