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- Australian golf prodigy suffers career-threatening eye injury
- Gaza hospital a symbol of the ruin of war
- October 7: how Israel's deadliest day unfolded
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- Met Opera opens season with tech-heavy 'Grounded'
- Colombia's Inirida flower: from 'weed' to emblem for UN meeting
- Colombia rebel group imposes control in restive coca zone
- Rams fight back to upset 49ers, Cowboys lose again
- Sri Lankan leftist leader to take office after landslide election win
- 300-kilo WWI bomb removed in Belgrade
- Zelensky in US to explain war plan to Biden, Harris, Trump
- 'Atrocious' Sudan war pushing refugees further afield: UNHCR chief
- 'Convergence' growing on global plastics treaty: UN environment chief
- MLB White Sox fall to Padres to match one-season loss mark
- All-Australian Ripper squad captures LIV Golf team crown
- Barnier promises compromise from France's embattled new govt
- Zelensky arrives in US to explain war plan to Biden
- Barca rout Villarreal but Ter Stegen hurt, Atletico draw at Rayo
- Darnold shines for Vikings, Steelers and Eagles win
- Atletico held to draw at Rayo Vallecano
- Marseille stun Lyon with 95th-minute winner after early red card
- Gabbia ends AC Milan's derby pain with late winner against Inter
- Surging Ko claims LPGA Queen City crown in spectacular style
- 'Impossible': Alcaraz shoots down Federer comparisons after Laver Cup win
- Scholz's party beats far-right AfD in east German state vote
- Verstappen says 'silly' swearing row could hasten F1 exit
- Calls for Israel and Hezbollah to step back from the abyss
- Israel and Hezbollah urged to avoid 'catastrophe'
- Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames
- Pressure piles on new French government from day one
- Arteta proud as Arsenal salvage point from 'impossible' task
- Barca rout Villarreal in thriller but Ter Stegen hurt
- Roma stroll past Udinese as fans protest De Rossi sacking
- Horschel outduels McIlroy to win PGA Championship play-off
- Audiences summon 'Beetlejuice' to top of N. America box office for third week
- Stones salvages point for Man City against 10-man Arsenal
- Egypt fears 'all out' regional war: foreign minister to AFP
- Last-gasp Boniface gives Leverkusen victory, Stuttgart outclass Dortmund
- Scholz's party beats far-right AfD in east German state vote: projections
- Olympic champion Evenepoel retains world title in 'toughest time trial'
- Horschel's eagle beats McIlroy in PGA Championship play-off
- Mourners at commander's funeral express loyalty to Hezbollah
- Norris hails his 'mega' McLaren after dominant win at Singapore
- Monaco beat Le Havre to join PSG at the top of Ligue 1
- Scholz's party narrowly leads far-right AfD in east German state vote: exit polls
- New leftist president vows to 'rewrite Sri Lankan history'
- UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind
- Leclerc hails Ferrari fightback from torrid Singapore GP qualifying
- Belgian Evenepoel retains world title in 'toughest time trial'
Oil sinks on China demand fears; US stocks boosted by Ukraine talks
World oil prices dived Monday on worries about China's energy demand amid the latest Covid-19 surge, while Wall Street stocks rallied on hopes over Ukraine peace talks.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil and Europe's London Brent crude both slumped by more than six percent in value.
Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the country's biggest ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
Authorities are imposing a two-phase lockdown of the city of about 25 million people to carry out mass testing.
Robbie Fraser, analyst at Schneider Electric, called the hit to Chinese demand a "significant" risk for oil markets, which are already grappling with high crude prices.
The pullback in oil prices broadly supported global equity markets, which have seen waves of selling this year due to concerns about inflation.
Wall Street enjoyed another solid session, with the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index adding 1.3 percent.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv's negotiators were studying a Russian demand for Ukrainian neutrality. The comments came ahead of new face-to-face talks between the two countries, set to start Tuesday in Turkey.
"Markets have taken some stout headwinds in stride, as investors continue to grapple with the ultimate impact of the war in Ukraine and the uncertainty regarding how aggressive the Fed will be to try to tamp down persisting inflation pressures," Charles Schwab investment bank said in a note.
In foreign exchange markets, meanwhile, the Japanese yen fell to its lowest level since 2015 as the Bank of Japan announced plans for fresh purchases of 10-year government bonds.
The move comes as the Federal Reserve and other central banks tighten monetary policy.
"Japan's move to hold down yields to support the world's (number) 3 economy stands in stark contrast to the Fed, which has hinted at bigger rate increases to control inflation," said Joe Manimbo, analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.
Among individual companies, Tesla jumped 8.0 percent as the electric car maker announced plans for a stock split.
- Key figures around 2050 GMT -
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 7.0 percent at $105.96 per barrel
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 6.8 percent at $112.48 per barrel
New York - DOW: UP 0.3 percent at 34,955.89 (close)
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.7 percent at 4,575.52 (close)
New York - Nasdaq: UP 1.3 percent at 14,354.90 (close)
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.1 percent at 7,473.14 points (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.8 percent at 14,417.37 points (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.5 percent at 6,589.11 points (close)
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.5 percent at 3,887.10 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.7 percent at 27,943.89 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 1.3 percent at 21,684.97 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 3,214.50 (close)
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0991 from $1.0997 late Friday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3095 from $1.3187
Euro/pound: UP at 83.91 pence from 83.39 pence
Dollar/yen: UP at 123.83 yen from 122.35 yen
C.Meier--BTB