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Strategic oil stocks: what to know about these crisis shock absorbers

Approximately one sixth of the strategic oil reserves of the member States of the International Energy Agency have been exhausted since March. Donald Trump's government received satisfaction on Friday, when he had been calling on European states to release more diesel oil for several days. Explanation of these stocks in anticipation of crises.

Italy’s Ustica enigma: Can French files solve mystery crash blamed on stray missile?

France’s decision to share defence documents with the Italian judiciary has raised hopes of a breakthrough in investigations into the 1980 crash of a passenger jet near the island of Ustica, which a former Italian president claimed was mistakenly shot down by a French fighter jet. Sceptics caution that the files are unlikely to shed light on one of Italy’s most enduring mysteries, let alone reveal a culprit.

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Trump ruled out the ban on the export of American diesel.

President Donald Trump commended Friday for the decision of the European States to pump diesel from their stockpiles, while the threat of an American ban on the export of such fuel had been reduced. Trump said in the White House, in response to a question by Franco Press Correspondent, whether the ban on American exports had actually been excluded. But what Europe did was great."

Brazil is preparing for a first round of presidential elections in a busy environment.

The electoral campaign for the first cycle of the scheduled Brazilian presidential elections is approaching the end of the day, in the midst of an encrypted environment that has marked the abolition of a television debate at the last moment. The left President, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (80 years old), seeks a fourth consecutive presidential mandate, while his main rival, Senator Vlavio Poulsonaro (45 years old), will be the son of the former right-wing President, Pierre Paulsonaro (2019-2022).

Spain: Floods leave 102-year-old woman dead in southeast

Authorities in Spain rescued some 90 people after heavy rain sparked flooding in the town of Madrigueras. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his condolences to the family of a 102-year-old woman who died.

New housing rights events scheduled Saturday in Spain

New demonstrations for the right to housing are planned Saturday, October 3 in Madrid and other cities in Spain, following the MPs' rejection of two texts pushed by the executive of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to further protect tenants. This new setback for the head of government revives questions about the end of the legislature, scheduled for 2027, and possible early elections. The point with Nicolas Klein, associate professor of Spanish and specialist of Spain. He was the guest of France 24.

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Group of Seven agreed to pump 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil.

The leaders of the Group of Seven, Friday, agreed to pump up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil out of their reserves in the next four months, at a step praised by United States President Donald Trump, who declared that he would not impose a ban on the export of diesel after having threatened him.