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Consumer sentiment drops in Oct. on stock market correction, Mideast tensions
Vegetables on sale at a supermarket in Seoul, Wednesday / Yonhap Consumer sentiment fell in October due mainly to a stock market correction and prolonged Middle East tensions, the central bank said Tuesday. The composite consumer sentiment index (CCSI) stood at 105.4 this month, down 1.2 points from September, according to a survey by the…
Special counsel searches Seoul handball arena in ballot shortage probe
Protestors attend a rally decrying ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections at Olympic Park Seoul, June 18. Korea Times photo by Jung Da-bin A special counsel team on Tuesday searched a handball arena that served as a vote counting center earlier this year as part of a probe into an unprecedented shortage of…
Man with fake gun shot after using abused partner as shield | Gun Violence
Brazilian police shot a man who assaulted and threatened his partner with a fake gun in Criciuma, southern Brazil. Video shows him striking her and attempting to use her as a human shield as officers arrived. Both were taken to hospital for treatment. Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026 Share Man with fake gun…
Crude processing resumes at TOR – MD Edmond Kombat
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Edmond Kombat, has revealed that crude processing at the refinery has resumed after years of dormancy. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, Mr. Kombat said crude processing started on December 19, 2025, with all product streams going to storage for the first time in years. He…
Petroleum: PIAC tells govt to develop a framework to improve investment in existing producing fields
However, PIAC reiterates its call on the government, through the Petroleum Commission, to develop a framework to improve investment in existing producing fields, particularly the Tweneboa Enyenra Ntomme (TEN) Oil Field, where production has underperformed initial projections, improve the existing regulatory and fiscal frameworks, and improve data acquisition in new basins.
TOR Managing Director outlines expansion and work ahead
He stated that on August 1, 2026, H.E. the President directed the Minister for Energy and Green Transition Dr John Jinapor to work with the TOR Board and management on a strategic roadmap to raise processing capacity to 100,000 barrels a day with a further plan to increase it to 200,000 barrels per day end-state.
Governments can’t take their resilience for granted
Somewhat unexpectedly, the global economy has weathered the challenges of the past few years extraordinarily well. Following the pandemic, shock followed shock — Russia’s war on Ukraine, Washington’s rejection of rule-based liberal trade, then most recently the war with Iran. Any one of these might’ve led you to expect a severe economic setback, let alone…
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US to hold talks in Philippines ahead of ASEAN meeting
This composite photo shows Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul, left and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth / AFP-Yonhap Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold their first bilateral talks in the Philippines this week ahead of a ministerial meeting led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a source familiar…