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US reportedly pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela
The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a “sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal…
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter Getty Images ITV has said it is in “preliminary” discussions to sell its television business to Sky for £1.6bn. The talks focus on ITV’s Media and Entertainment division, which include its TV channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X. The discussions with Sky, which is owned by US-based Comcast, come…
Excel: Workers cling to the software despite shift to AI
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