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The impact of the Russian leadership crisis on oil

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says oil and gas demand will go nearly a quarter higher than the current, in 20 years.

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says global oil demand will rise to 110 million barrels a day in about 20 years, pushing the world鈥檚 energy demand up by 23%.

The former chief executive at the car firm Audi has been given a 21-month suspended sentence by a court in Germany for his role in the diesel scandal in 2015. Rupert Stadler has also been fined nearly a million pounds, over the use of software, which made diesel cars appear less polluting than they really were.

Zimbabwe鈥檚 annual inflation doubled to close to 176 percent in June, after the local currency tumbled against the US dollar and food prices rose.

(A worker fills up a car at a gas station. Source: Getty Images)

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