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European stocks end steady as gains in autos, chemicals offset Iran war uncertainty Reuters

“Today, change was on the ballot, and change won,” Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, declared in his victory speech an hour after polls closed in Tuesday’s runoff election. Paxton, buoyed by a late endorsement from President Donald Trump, had just defeated veteran senator John Cornyn in a blow

Trump says US not satisfied yet on deal with Iran Reuters

'Greetings after 88 days': Iranians reconnect after long internet shutdown Reuters

A stronger dollar during the first month of the US-Iran conflict spurred foreign official institutions to sell Treasuries, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Three life scientists from mainland China and France have won Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing a therapy that has turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curable. Professor Emerita Anne Dejean, Professor Hugues de The and Professor Chen Zhu have won in equal shares the life scienc

Japan to help Philippines boost oil reserves amid Iran war supply shock

Gold fell for a second day as concerns that continued conflict in the Middle East will prolong inflation and keep borrowing costs elevated outweighed prospects of a US-Iran peace deal.

European stocks were steady after erasing gains as hopes for a deal between Tehran and Washington were dampened by the White House denying Iranian reports about a draft memorandum of understanding.