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BBC News with Moira Alderson
BBC
News
with
Moira
Alderson
Oil prices have fallen back slightly
Oil
prices
have
fallen
back
slightly
after reaching their highest level for four years.
after
reaching
their
highest
level
for
four
years
Brent crude rose to $126 a
Brent
crude
rose
to
126
a
barrel earlier on Thursday.
barrel
earlier
on
Thursday
Prices spiked after reports that the
Prices
spiked
after
reports
that
the
US was considering new strikes on Iran.
US
was
considering
new
strikes
on
Iran
Israel's navy has intercepted a flotilla
Israel's
navy
has
intercepted
a
flotilla
of more than 50 boats carrying
of
more
than
50
boats
carrying
aid to Gaza in international waters
aid
to
Gaza
in
international
waters
off the coast of Crete.
off
the
coast
of
Crete
The Israeli Foreign Ministry says about
The
Israeli
Foreign
Ministry
says
about
170 activists were arrested.
170
activists
were
arrested
The flotilla organisers denounced the move as piracy.
The
flotilla
organisers
denounced
the
move
as
piracy
The Lebanese Health Ministry says at
The
Lebanese
Health
Ministry
says
at
least nine people have been killed
least
nine
people
have
been
killed
in the south of the country
in
the
south
of
the
country
by Israeli strikes.
by
Israeli
strikes
Israel had issued evacuation warnings for
Israel
had
issued
evacuation
warnings
for
eight Lebanese towns.
eight
Lebanese
towns
A blockade around the Malian capital is tightening.
A
blockade
around
the
Malian
capital
is
tightening
A jihadist group, JNIM, has closed
A
jihadist
group
JNIM
has
closed
several routes into Bamako.
several
routes
into
Bamako
Coordinated attacks by jihadists and separatists
Coordinated
attacks
by
jihadists
and
separatists
at the weekend dealt a major
at
the
weekend
dealt
a
major
blow to Mali's military government.
blow
to
Mali's
military
government
Amnesty International has accused the Ugandan
Amnesty
International
has
accused
the
Ugandan
government of murdering, kidnapping and torturing
government
of
murdering
kidnapping
and
torturing
members of the opposition during this
members
of
the
opposition
during
this
year's general election.
year's
general
election
January's vote saw Yoweri Museveni win
January's
vote
saw
Yoweri
Museveni
win
a seventh term as president.
a
seventh
term
as
president
Brazil's opposition-controlled Senate has rejected President
Brazil's
opposition-controlled
Senate
has
rejected
President
Lula's Supreme Court nominee.
Lula's
Supreme
Court
nominee
Wednesday's vote against Jorge Mussi reflects
Wednesday's
vote
against
Jorge
Mussi
reflects
deep divisions in Brazil.
deep
divisions
in
Brazil
It's the first time a candidate
It's
the
first
time
a
candidate
for one of the top court's
for
one
of
the
top
court's
11 seats has been rejected in
11
seats
has
been
rejected
in
more than a century.
more
than
a
century
A court in Singapore has fined
A
court
in
Singapore
has
fined
three women more than $2,000 each
three
women
more
than
2000
each
for organising a pro-Palestinian walk.
for
organising
a
pro-Palestinian
walk
The decision reverses an earlier acquittal.
The
decision
reverses
an
earlier
acquittal
Public demonstrations are rare in Singapore.
Public
demonstrations
are
rare
in
Singapore
The auction house Sotheby's says it's
The
auction
house
Sotheby's
says
it's
selling one of the world's most
selling
one
of
the
world's
most
important private collections of modern art.
important
private
collections
of
modern
art
It includes pieces by Gustav Klimt,
It
includes
pieces
by
Gustav
Klimt
Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
Francis
Bacon
and
Lucian
Freud
They were acquired over decades by
They
were
acquired
over
decades
by
a billionaire British businessman Joe Lewis
a
billionaire
British
businessman
Joe
Lewis
and his daughter.
and
his
daughter
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