Yamani Departure Echoes Across OPEC Power Structure
Ahmed Zaki Yamani’s surprise exit as Saudi Arabia’s oil minister opens a potential shakeup in OPEC leadership. Hisham Nazer succeeds him amid market uncertainty as analysts weigh policy shifts and the impact on world oil prices. Yamani, 56, long led OPEC since 1962 and shaped its rise after 1973.
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Gorbachev Plans Latin American Diplomatic Tour
Washington sources say Mikhail Gorbachev intends to visit Mexico and Cuba Brazil Argentina and possibly other South American countries in what would be a major Soviet outreach in the Western Hemisphere. The plan follows growing Moscow Latin ties and includes a potential Mexico summit amid U S friction over lending to Mexico.
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Crash info on Aeromexico Flight 498 release today
Federal investigators plan to publish new findings on the Cerritos collision near Los Angeles including a cockpit voice transcript. Ninety two people died in the August 31 crash and fire, with focus on whether a flight controller noticed both aircraft and issued an alarm.
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