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Qatari officials: The Qatari delegation will meet with the Syrian transitional government in Damascus on Sunday to discuss the reopening of the Qatari embassy and provide assistance. The report that the head of Qatar's national security department visited Syria earlier is untrue.US officials said that the US military had sent Travis Timmerman, an American detained in Syria, out of the country.The previous crude oil futures 2401 contract closed up 2.01% at 552.70 yuan/barrel. Shanghai Gold closed down 0.90% and Shanghai Bank closed down 1.36%.

Brent crude oil futures closed up $1.08, or 1.47%, at $74.49/barrel.Finance Minister of Canada: In the face of potential tariffs imposed by the United States, Canada will not escalate the situation or give in.Iraqi government spokesman: There was no military intervention in Syria. On December 13th, local time, regarding US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Iraq, Iraqi government spokesman Bassim Avadis said that since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, the communication between the United States and Iraq has never been interrupted. Avadis also said that the Iraqi government has not intervened militarily in Syria, and has no unilateral plan for Syria, nor has it supported any faction or political organization. Avadis said that Arab, regional and international forces have reached an agreement not to allow any form of extremism to spread the Syrian crisis to other regions.

The relative cost of living in new york has dropped to the lowest level since at least 2008. According to the new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week, the cost of living in new york metropolitan area in 2023 is 12.5% higher than the national average. This is the lowest level since the bureau began to release relevant data at least in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, the relative cost of living in new york is 13% to 15.5% higher than the average level in the United States.Coca-Cola Brazil invested R $550 million (US$ 91 million) to expand the concentrated solution plant in Amazon.Baker Hughes: In the week ending December 13th, the number of oil rigs in the United States remained unchanged at 482 (19 fewer than the same period last year).