DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for pulling out of a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, warning that the United States calls for discussions they were not sincere. FILE PHOTO: Iranian President …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices rose to their highest level in nearly eight years on Wednesday, as global stocks cooled as signs of a rally in coronavirus cases kept investors on edge. FILE PHOTO: Gold bars and granules are displayed at the Austrian Oegussa silver-gold separation plant in Vienna on …
Read More »Asia stocks in four-month high as markets remain stubbornly optimistic
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a four-month high on Wednesday as investors remained stubbornly optimistic about prospects for a reopening of the world economy, even as coronavirus cases appeared to be accelerating to new peaks. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, after the outbreak of coronavirus …
Read More »Singapore Prime Minister’s estranged brother joins opposition party as election looms
FILE PHOTO: Lee Hsien Yang, son of former leader Lee Kuan Yew, delivers his eulogy during the funeral at the National University Cultural Center of Singapore on March 29, 2015. REUTERS / Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The brother of Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Yang, said on Wednesday that …
Read More »China has resumed its “game” in trade with the United States, says Trump adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deal with China is not only completely intact, but Beijing has taken a constructive step forward in several areas, a senior White House adviser said Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White …
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