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By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than a dollar a barrel on Monday as China’s ailing property sector sparked demand worries, causing traders to reassess the supply risk premium from escalating tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures were down 62 cents to $82.93 a barrel at 1430 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 59 cents to $77.42. Both benchmarks gained about 1.5% earlier on Monday, after a fuel tanker was struck by a missile in the Red Sea and U.S. troops were attacked in Jordan near the Syrian border, marking a major escalation of…

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