A senior Iranian oil official urged US President Donald Trump not to use the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower prices and, instead, suspend sanctions on Iran's oil exports. "I advise you, …
Read More »Global Trade Spat Unnerves Plane Makers
LONDON-Aerospace executives at aircraft manufacturers Boeing Co. and Airbus SE, along with their suppliers, said they are concerned that new trade barriers may increase aircraft manufacturing costs and lead airlines to postpone …
Read More »France raises its second World Cup after the classic final
MOSCOW (Reuters) – France won the World Cup for the second time in spectacular style on Sunday, when a 4-2 victory over Croatia in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals …
Read More »Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are spreading rapidly
Do you think you live in a place free of disease-carrying ticks? Do not be so sure. Citizen scientists found ticks capable of transmitting Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases in dozens …
Read More »US Commercial War UU It means weaker economic growth for the EU
Trade tensions with the United States are hurting economic growth in Europe. The European Union cut its forecast for economic expansion in 2018 to 2.1%, from a forecast of 2.3% in May. …
Read More »Hurricane Chris is rapidly strengthening
Hurricane Chris is rapidly strengthening, and the National Hurricane Center has named it a Category 2 storm. Maximum sustained winds have increased to about 105 mph, and are likely to continue to …
Read More »Elon Musk shares video of the submarine for the rescue of Thai caves
The images shared on Musk's Twitter account show a group testing the device in a high school pool in Los Angeles. Musk said in a tweet on Sunday night that the capsule …
Read More »Confidente England reaches the first semifinal of the World Cup in 28 years
SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) – England challenged almost three decades of disappointment to enter the World Cup semifinals with confidence for the first time since 1990, when the headlines of Harry Maguire and …
Read More »Puerto Ricans prepare for hurricane season
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 1 storm, is expected to move through the Lesser Antilles on Sunday night and pass south of Puerto Rico. The island is expected to see minimum tropical storm …
Read More »Asian stock markets wobble when Chinese-American trade war begins
SHANGHAI / TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks staggered on Friday when Washington imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, a move many investors fear could be the start of a large-scale trade war between …
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