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Oil price: Brent rose 0.6% to settle at $44.43 a barrel — Oil price: Brent rose 0.6% to settle at $44.43 a barrelPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX

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Published 4 August 2020, 21:44Updated 4 August 2020, 21:44

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