Loud blasts rocked Tehran on Tuesday even as Iran hit industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East and threatened to open “the gates of hell” on the United States and Israel.The conflict, started on Saturday with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, showed no sign of abating as it entered its fourth day.Here are the latest …
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Evacuation flights are set to rescue tens of thousands of travellers stranded in the Middle East even as some airlines resumed on Tuesday a limited number of scheduled flights.The situation remains dangerous in the region, with Qatar saying it had blocked Iranian attacks on its airport, one of the major hubs in the region.The US …
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Energy prices surged on Tuesday, sending stocks tumbling and the dollar rising as investors worried about inflation and the inability of central banks to help with interest rate cuts.World oil prices soared around nine percent and European natural gas prices rocketed for a second day running as the war disrupted Middle East exports.Brent North Sea …
Oil prices extended gains while the dollar and equities tumbled Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the widening war in the Middle East.The US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic have upended regional energy flows, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth of global oil transits — effectively closed …
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Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician Duan Tao — or rather, an AI clone of the top Shanghai-based doctor.Duan has created a digital double for healthcare app AQ, which now boasts more than 100 million users in a display of how high-tech parts of …
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Oil prices extended gains and equities fell Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the Middle East as the United States and Israel continued to bombard Iran, while Tehran launched further strikes on neighbours.The attacks on the Islamic state have upended regional energy flows, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth …
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With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.- What is the strait’s importance to world markets? -The strait is especially key to the world energy markets, with …
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Energy prices surged Monday as the war in the Middle East led to outages of key energy production operations and a critical waterway was essentially emptied of traffic.European natural gas prices finished the day up more than 39 percent after surging more than 50 percent earlier in the day.Brent oil futures rose to above $82 …
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President Donald Trump said US strikes were the “last, best chance” to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Here are the latest developments:- Israel responds to latest missile strikes -Just after midnight local time Tuesday, Israel’s military said it was …
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Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar rallied on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.European natural gas prices surged more than 39 percent after Qatar’s state-run energy firm said it had halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two of …
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