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3:07am, 9th November, 2018

Oil in bear market as supply rises, demand outlook weakens

Oil stabilized on Friday after spending most of the week sliding, but markets remained weak as rising supply and concerns of an economic slowdown pressured prices, with U.S. crude down by around 20 percent since early October.

Hurricane Willa weakens while hurtling inland from Mexico's Pacific coast

12:21am, 24th October, 2018

World

Hurricane Willa weakens while hurtling inland from Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Willa's fierce winds began to ease as the powerful storm barreled inland over Mexico early on Wednesday, leaving power outages and toppled trees on the coast but no deaths, an official said.

Storm Florence weakens but epic rains still expected on U.S. east coast

3:13am, 16th September, 2018

US

Storm Florence weakens but epic rains still expected on U.S. east coast

Tropical Storm Florence was likely to weaken on Sunday as it swept through the Carolinas but dozens of communities are devastated and "epic" amounts of rain could still fall, officials said.

Gordon weakens, Hurricane Florence gains strength on path toward Bermuda

6:25pm, 5th September, 2018

US

Gordon weakens, Hurricane Florence gains strength on path toward Bermuda

Tropical Storm Gordon weakened into a depression on Wednesday but was dumping heavy rains that threatened to cause floods across several southern U.S. states while Hurricane Florence strengthened to a Category 4 storm and could menace Bermuda.

Hurricane Lane weakens further it drenches Hawaii's Big Island

7:48pm, 24th August, 2018

US

Hurricane Lane weakens further it drenches Hawaii's Big Island

Hurricane Lane crept closer toward the heart of the Hawaiian islands on Friday as it weakened into a Category 1 storm while still drenching the Big Island with torrential rains and severe, widespread flooding, weather and civil defense officials said...

Turkey's lira weakens 4 percent, Trump says won't take pastor's detention 'sitting down'

4:11pm, 17th August, 2018

World

Turkey's lira weakens 4 percent, Trump says won't take pastor's detention 'sitting down'

Turkey's battered lira weakened 4 percent on Friday after a Turkish court rejected an American pastor's appeal for release, drawing a stiff rebuke from President Donald Trump, who said the United States would not take the detention "sitting...

UK jobless rate falls to new 43-year-low, but pay growth weakens

7:20am, 14th August, 2018

UK

UK jobless rate falls to new 43-year-low, but pay growth weakens

Britain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest in over 43 years in the three months to June and fewer workers made do with insecure jobs, but there was little upside for most as pay growth slowed to its weakest in nine months.

Dollar weakens as U.S. tariffs kick in; U.S. jobs data eyed

7:03am, 6th July, 2018

Business

Dollar weakens as U.S. tariffs kick in; U.S. jobs data eyed

The dollar fell on Friday as the United States and China slapped tariffs on the other's imports, but a muted reaction in currency markets suggested the escalation had largely been priced in by investors focusing on a U.S. jobs report due later i...

Storm Alberto weakens as it makes landfall on Florida Panhandle

11:00pm, 28th May, 2018

US

Storm Alberto weakens as it makes landfall on Florida Panhandle

(Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Alberto weakened as it made landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Monday, a day after flooding from another storm tore through a historic Maryland town and swept away a would-be rescuer, officials said.