LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global stocks slid further from the five-month spikes on Friday, as a pickup in European trading activity did little to ease concerns surrounding Sino-US tensions, while gold it approached a record high. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City …
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It has been orbiting and observing Jupiter and its moons for four years, but the scientific spacecraft Juno still has some surprises to share. For the first time, he has photographed the north pole of one of the strangest objects in the Solar System, Jupiter Ganymede’s moon. There, the constant …
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LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global stocks slid further from the five-month spikes on Friday, as a pickup in European trading activity did little to ease concerns surrounding Sino-US tensions, while gold it approached a record high. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City …
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