barrels per day injuly, which is around 1% of global supplies. opec plus countries which account for around 40% of the world s crude oil said they would cut production by some 1.4 million barrels per day from the start of next year. but not all members of the cartel were happy, with nigeria and angola both wanting to raise production rather than cut it. sameer hashmi is our middle east business correspondent. let see how prices are faring just now. brent is currently up 1.5% so far in the day but keep an eye on it because there is a lot of volatility as you might expect as investors and traders try to work out exactly what the production cut could mean. sameer hashmi is our middle east business correspondent. perhaps not unexpected, this is what we expected, it cuts production and keeps prices up and we know how reliant many are on the revenue it creates but it will not go down well around the world. two creates but it will not go down well around the world. creates but
agreed to continue cutting production basically to push up prices which seems to be working so far. saudi arabia working so far. saudi said prices which seems to be working so far. saudi said it would make cuts of1 million barrels a day and targets would drop by 1.4 million barrels per day from 2024. 0pec+ accounts for crude oil and let s get more for our middle east correspondent. it more for our middle east correspondent. more for our middle east correspondent. it was widely exected correspondent. it was widely expected before correspondent. it was widely expected before the - correspondent. it was widely| expected before the meeting started that 0pec+ would reduce oil production because it is hovering around $75 a barrel. there are concerns it could fall further with global economy struggling and demand wiggling. saudi arabia and some countries were really keen that the oil group goes ahead and makes another cut as a group but many countries were against that because ma
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announce their participation. one of them former vice president mike pence submitted his government forms today. correspondent mark meredith is on the story tonight. good evening, mark. bret, good evening, like you said, it s getting bigger by the day. the three men jumping into the race this week are all former prominent trump supporters. clear candidates feel more comfortable taking on the frontrunner. the question remains will republicans want an alternative next year. hello, iowa. former vice president mike pence is challenging donald trump for the demonstration. today pence filed his paperwork with the fec and will formally roll out his campaign in iowa on wednesday. republican primary voters are going to look at the field, think very deeply about who can best carry our message and carry majorities to victory. pence will face considerable competition including from south carolina senator tim scott who tonight is generating considerable buzz after appearing on
nine of the number one seed iga swiatek is the star attraction on day nine of the french open. she in third round action later against lesia tsurenko as she continues her bid for a third title in four years at roland garros. that match will be on court suzanne lenglen. first out on phillipe chatrier was seventh seed ons jabeur who breezed past american bernarda pera in straight sets for a place in the quarterfinals. casper ruud was beaten in the final by rafael nadal last year, but he s also through to the last 16. by rafael nadal last year, but he s he beat chile s nicholas jarry 7 6, 7 5, 7 5. tottenham are moving closer to appointing ange postecoglou as their new manager. the australian admitted on saturday that his ability to enjoy celtic s treblesuccess would soon be disrupted by some decision making and it seems he s on the verge of taking over at spurs. he watched his celtic team lift the scottish cup on saturday but it seems he s now poised to fill the post that has