Oil Slips Below $75

Oil eased below $75 a barrel on Friday, pressured by a firmer US dollar on growing disappointment among investors over the lack of details from the European Union summit to help debt-laden Greece.

European leaders sought to prop up Greece with words of support at a summit on Thursday, but failed to offer concrete proposals to help the country tackle its debt crisis, prompting a negative market reaction.

US crude for March delivery fell 38 cents to $74,90 a barrel by 0314 GMT, after settling 76 cents cents higher at $75,28 a barrel on Thursday. London Brent crude for the new front month of April sank shed 36 cents to $73,76.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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