Finland building icebreakers for US amid Arctic tensions
Helsinki (AFP) - Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the US but President Donald Trump's plans for ...
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Tag: geopolitics
Stocks mostly climb as gold recovers
London (AFP) - European stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after large gains across Asia, as gold and silver prices strongly ...
European stocks rise as gold, oil prices tumble
London (AFP) - European stock markets rose Monday but oil and gold prices tumbled as concerns eased over US monetary ...
Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission
Tokyo (AFP) - Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a ...
Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm’s canal port concession
Panama City (AFP) - Panama's Supreme Court annulled on Thursday the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports ...
Oil jumps on Trump’s Iran threat; gold retreats from highs
New York (AFP) - Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with threats of ...
Oil jumps, gold climbs further on Trump’s Iran threat
London (AFP) - Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with threats of a ...
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
Tokyo (AFP) - Britain's Keir Starmer is the latest Western leader to thaw trade ties with China in a shift ...
Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
Hong Kong (AFP) - Gold prices soared to a fresh record near $5,600 on Thursday, while oil rallied after Donald ...
Gold soars past $5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran
Hong Kong (AFP) - Gold prices soared to another fresh record above $5,500 Thursday, while oil advanced and stocks fell ...
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