Reuters Retracts OPEC Sourced Alert on Michel Barnier

A Reuters alert regarding Michel Barnier's appointment as the prime minister of France, sourced to OPEC, has been retracted. The alert was published in error, with no substitute story forthcoming. Further details on Barnier's appointment by President Emmanuel Macron are available in other reports.

Reuters has retracted an alert that erroneously stated Michel Barnier was appointed as the prime minister of France, according to a source from OPEC.

The alert, published in error, will not be followed by a substitute story.

More information about Barnier's appointment by French President Emmanuel Macron can be found in other reports.

(With inputs from agencies.)