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Lately, media reports are rife with the news that oil prices will soon reach $100 a barrel and may even go higher [oilprice.com]. Trump has wade into the debate and has demanded Saudi Arabia to increase production to offset the high price of crude.

The Supreme Court of India on 26 September unanimously struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code that made adultery a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison. The colonial era law punishes a man for an extra-marital affair but not the woman, treating her as her husband's property.