Wildfires tearing through communities across the US West have killed 33 people, and authorities fear dozens more are missing. A blitz of wildfires across Oregon, California and Washington has destroyed thousands of homes and a half dozen small towns this summer, scorching a landscape the size of New Jersey and killing more than two dozen people since early August.

Dozens remain missing as wildfires torch millions of acres in US West

Oil prices steadied on Friday, on track for a weekly gain, with attention focused on a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for news on whether it will cut interest rates for a second time this year to boost the world's largest economy.

Oil price steadies as markets await Fed steer

Oil rose towards $65 a barrel on Tuesday as OPEC supply cuts and Middle East tensions outweighed the US-China trade dispute that has been dragging down the global economy and oil demand.

Oil rises towards $65 as supply concerns outweigh trade disputes

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Dozens remain missing as wildfires torch millions of acres in US West

Oil price steadies as markets await Fed steer

Oil rises towards $65 as supply concerns outweigh trade disputes