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World Service,12 Mar 2026,49 mins

Oil prices edge over $100 a barrel

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The price of crude oil has risen above one hundred dollars a barrel due to supply concerns linked to the US-Israeli war with ​Iran. Shares prices in several Asian markets have fallen. The oil price rises come despite an announcement by the International Energy Agency that its members will make available four- hundred million barrels of oil and refined products from their reserves. We get a reaction from the US Energy Department. Meanwhile ship attacks in the Gulf intensify and Israel has launched fresh strikes on Lebanon. And the world famous chef, Rene Redzepi, has stepped down from Noma the restaurant he co-founded in 2003 amid allegations of past abuse. Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy. (Photo: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Credit: Reuters).

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