US-Saudi Arabia discuss stabilizing oil market; Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chairman
(Baonghean.vn) - The world in the past 24 hours has seen many events such as: The US-Saudi Arabia discussed oil supply to stabilize the market; The first rebel group withdrew from Idlib (Syria) to avoid a major attack; High-ranking British officials had their personal information leaked due to an application vulnerability; Billionaire Elon Musk will resign as Tesla Chairman and pay a fine of 20 million USD..
First rebel group withdraws from Idlib (Syria) to avoid major attack
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| The Syrian army is preparing a campaign to liberate Idlib. Photo: Reuters |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on September 30 that the Failaq al-Sham rebel group had withdrawn its forces and heavy weapons from a demilitarized zone in northwestern Syria. The group was the first to comply with a request to withdraw from a demilitarized buffer zone set up by Türkiye and Russia to avoid a large-scale military offensive in Idlib province, the last opposition stronghold in Syria.
Under the agreement to establish a demilitarized zone from October 15, all militants must withdraw from the area. Russian and Turkish forces will coordinate joint patrols to ensure security in the area. Turkey is responsible for classifying terrorist groups from “moderate rebels” and overseeing the expulsion of extremist fighters, including the Al-Nusra Front, an affiliate of the international terrorist network al-Qaeda.
US-Saudi Arabia discuss oil supply to stabilize market
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| South Pars oil refinery in Asaluyeh port, Iran. Photo: AFP/VNA |
According to the Saudi Arabia Press Agency, US President Donald Trump had a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussing oil supply issues to stabilize the market.
The call took place amid concerns about the risk of disruption in the "black gold" market after a package of US sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports, expected to take effect from November, caused a drop in supply.
During the phone call, the two leaders discussed efforts to maintain supplies to ensure oil market stability and global economic growth.
Race against time to find victims in collapsed hotels due to earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
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| Medical staff give first aid to victims after an earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
On the afternoon of September 30, spokesman for the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that search and rescue forces for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi province are focusing their efforts on searching for collapsed buildings and hotels in this natural disaster.
Many people are still trapped under the rubble, so the death toll is expected to rise. Search and rescue operations are currently focusing on the collapsed hotels such as Roa Roa, Ramayana, Talise Beach and Balaroa.
Mr. Nugroho said that about 50-60 guests are believed to be trapped in the rubble of the Roa Roa Hotel in Palu city, including one South Korean. Search and rescue operations are facing many difficulties due to lack of electricity and heavy excavator equipment...
Meanwhile, the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Syaugi said that many guests staying at hotels were still buried under the rubble. Rescuers were racing against time to locate and save survivors.
Senior British officials have personal information exposed due to app vulnerability
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| Source: The Cheat Sheet |
A number of British Conservative Party ministers have had their phone numbers and personal information exposed due to a security flaw in an app developed for the party's annual conference, which is set to open this weekend.
The incident occurred on September 29, when a number of senior Conservative MPs received harassing phone calls after their personal information was made public. Due to a security breach, other people were able to access the politicians' personal information on party conference registration forms via mobile devices.
Shooting in Mississippi, two US police officers killed
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| James White (right) and Zack Moak. Source: Reuters |
Two police officers were killed in a shooting in the southern US state of Mississippi on September 29. Local police said the incident happened in Brookhaven. According to Police Chief Kenneth Collins, the two police officers, James White, 35, and Zack Moak, 31, returned fire after a gunman had previously shot and wounded them. The two police officers later died in the hospital.
The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Marquis Flowers, was injured in the shootout and is being treated. The motive for the shooting is currently unknown. The incident occurred amid ongoing debate over gun ownership in the United States, as more and more shootings have occurred in many places across the country.
United Nations: Difficult to keep election schedule in Libya
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| Libyan security forces stand guard in an area in Tripoli. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
The United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said it was unlikely to hold elections as expected on December 10, following a new wave of fighting in the North African country.
In an interview on the evening of September 29 at the UN mission in the capital Tripoli, Mr. Salame said that because there is still a lot of work to be done, it is likely that the election schedule on December 10 will not be kept. Mr. Salame affirmed that the elections will be held in the near future, but certainly not at this time.
Billionaire Elon Musk will resign as Tesla Chairman and pay a $20 million fine
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| Billionaire Elon Musk. Photo: Redux. |
In a statement on September 29, the SEC said that under a court-approved agreement, Elon Musk will step down as chairman of Tesla's board of directors, and that the billionaire and Tesla will each pay a $20 million fine to settle a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for posting "false and misleading information to investors" on Twitter.
According to the agreement, billionaire Elon Musk will continue to be CEO of Tesla but will not be able to return to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of this electric car maker for the next three years. It is expected that an “independent Chairman” will replace Mr. Elon Musk, while two other “independent directors” will be appointed by Tesla.
