Gold and silver rose further on Wednesday, after China said the United States ordered it to close its Houston consulate, signaling a further increase in tensions between the two countries and sparking demand for safe-haven assets. “Gold attracts flows when real interest rates compress and when political tensions increase, making …
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives for a COBRA meeting at 10 Downing street in central London on April 9, 2020. OLGA AKMEN | AFP via Getty Images The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid mounting tensions with China over its new national security law in …
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TOKYO – A United Arab Emirates spacecraft began its journey to Mars with a takeoff in Japan on Monday in what is the first interplanetary mission in the Arab world. The launch of the spacecraft called Amal, or Hope, marks the beginning of the seven-month journey to the red planet. …
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NASA Administrator Jim BridenstineJames (Jim) Frederick BridenstineHouse’s appropriators cut NASA’s moon landing funds; Will the Senate do better? NASA names DC headquarters after the agency’s first black engineer Mary W. Jackson. He is tirelessly forming an international coalition to support Artemis’s return to the moon program. Recently, Bridenstine signed a …
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ISLAMABAD – The Taliban put the son of the dreaded founder of the movement in charge of his military wing and added several powerful figures to his negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shakeup, one of the most significant in years, anticipates talks expected with Kabul to end decades of …
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