NEW YORK: Oil prices rose above US$61 a barrel Wednesday, riding gains on Wall Street and a government report that said U.S. crude supplies dropped more than expected. Benchmark crude for August delivery added $2.02 to settle at $61.54 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent prices rose $2.23 to settle at $63.09 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. During the past few weeks, crude fell from its peak and has loitered near $60 a barrel as America's expanding population of unemployed workers left doubts about a quick economic recovery. A weaker dollar combined with a rally in equities markets has kept oil prices from falling further, however. Crude barrels, which are traded in dollars, go up in price as the dollar falls and foreign investors find they have more buying power. Investors also see crude as a safe haven from inflation, and they've pumped money into oil futures on the expectation that oil will get more expensive as the economy improves. Meanwhile, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday that the country's supply of crude oil dropped more than expected last week, falling by 2.8 million barrels. However, the U.S. is still swimming in surplus oil. It's total inventory of 344.5 million barrels is 16.5 percent above last year's levels. Inventories of gasoline and distillate fuels, such as diesel and heating oil, also rose last week. Rising world stock markets also propped up crude prices, with major exchanges logging gains in the wake of better-than-expected earnings reports from Intel and Goldman Sachs. Trader and analyst Stephen Schork said prices could swing either way in the next few days, setting a longer-term trend. In other Nymex trading, gasoline for August delivery jumped by 6.15 cents to settle at $1.7081 a gallon and heating oil added 7.02 cents to settle at $1.5821 a gallon. Natural gas for August delivery fell by 14.6 cents to settle at $3.283 per 1,000 cubic feet. - AP For latest Bursa Malaysia indices, charts and other information click here Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Jackson was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at his rented mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, with his personal physician trying desperately to revive him.
The 50-year-old pop superstar was rushed to nearby UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead without regaining consciousness.
"The cause of death (determination) has been deferred, which means that the medical examiner has ordered additional testing such as toxicology and other studies," Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said. "Those tests we anticipate will take an additional four to six weeks."
Speaking to a throng of reporters outside the coroner's office, Harvey said, "There was no indication of any external trauma or indication of foul play to the body of Mr. Jackson."
Police said they were seeking to question Jackson's personal physician, identified by news media as Houston-based cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray.
Jackson's body was moved to a mortuary at the family's request on Friday night, assistant chief coroner Ed Winter told reporters. He did not disclose the location and there was no immediate word on when Jackson would be laid to rest.
Celebrity website TMZ.com, citing an interview with an unidentified "close member" of the Jackson family, reported the entertainer was injected with Demerol about half an hour before he went into cardiac arrest.
Kajang 24 Jun 07:23 a.m │Seorang siswi sarjana sains kimia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) di sini, ditemui mati di kawasan letak kenderaan Blok C, Kolej Kediaman Pendeta Za’ba awal pagi semalam, dipercayai terjatuh dari tingkap biliknya di tingkat empat bangunan itu selepas dikatakan dikejar satu lembaga. Mayat Wan Siti Farihan Mohamed Hassan, 23, yang lengkap berpakaian kemeja T kuning dan berkain batik ditemui oleh seorang tukang sapu di depan pintu laluan utama kolej itu, dalam keadaan mengiring dan muka lebam serta mulut berdarah, kira-kira jam 7 pagi. Sehingga kini, polis masih menyiasat punca kejadian, tetapi cerita mengenai gangguan lembaga itu kini tersebar dan menjadi perbualan ramai pelajar di kolej berkenaan. Ketua Polis Daerah Kajang, Asisten Komisioner Shakaruddin Che Mood, bagaimanapun berkata tiada bukti atau saksi yang boleh mengesahkan mangsa terjatuh selepas dikejar lembaga itu. “Beberapa pelajar di kolej itu, termasuk rakan sebilik mangsa yang disoal siasat polis mengaku tidak mengetahui mengenai kejadian itu kerana mereka tidur. “Bagaimanapun, kita akan meneruskan siasatan daripada pelbagai sudut, termasuk kemungkinan mangsa menghadapi tekanan,” katanya ketika dihubungi. Shakaruddin berkata, sepasukan anggota polis bergegas ke tempat kejadian sebaik dimaklumkan mengenai penemuan mayat pelajar tahun satu itu. Mangsa yang bekerja sambilan sebagai pembantu penyelidik di UKM, dipercayai terjatuh dari tingkap biliknya beberapa jam sebelum ditemui berdasarkan keadaan mayatnya yang masih berdarah. Mayatnya dihantar ke Pusat Perubatan UKM (PPUKM) untuk dibedah siasat sebelum dituntut keluarganya untuk dikebumikan di kampungnya di Jalan Long Yunus, Padang Bongor, Pangkalan Chepa, Kelantan. Shakaruddin berkata, hasil bedah siasat mendapati tulang rusuk kiri mangsa patah dan menyebabkan pendarahan dalaman. Timbalan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah ketika meluangkan masa setengah jam menemui keluarga mangsa di PPUKM, berkata pihaknya bersimpati dengan kejadian itu. “Kita akan melihat hasil bedah siasat sebelum sebarang keputusan dapat dilakukan,” katanya. Sementara itu, seorang rakan mangsa yang enggan dikenali berkata, beberapa hari sebelum kejadian itu, Wan Siti Farihan berkelakuan pelik, termasuk mengikuti kelas agama di Serdang dan sering mengaji, berzikir serta melakukan solat sunat. “Farihan juga selalu berjaga malam kerana mendakwa tidak dapat tidur. Saya yang kenal dengan dia sejak zaman sekolah rendah, percaya ia tiada kaitan dengan percintaan kerana dia tidak mempunyai teman lelaki. “Tiga jam sebelum kejadian, Farihan bangun dan memaklumkan ingin ke tandas. Saya tidak syak sesuatu yang dan terus tidur sebelum terkejut apabila dimaklumkan Farihan ditemui terbaring di kawasan letak kenderaan ketika hendak menunaikan solat subuh,” katanya.-sumber Berita Harian
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