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U.S. stocks restricted by tensions in Middle East
U.S. stocks close mixed Friday amid Mideast uncertainty

NEW YORK, New YorK - U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday, with gains and losses modest, as investors and traders weighed up the escalation...

US consumers cut back after early surge ahead of Trump tariffs
US retail sales drop in May amid post-tariff spending slowdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Retail sales dropped sharply in May as consumer spending slowed after a strong start to the year, primarily due to...

Mitsubishi joins automakers raising prices after import tariffs
Mitsubishi to hike U.S. car prices 2.1% amid Trump tariffs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mitsubishi Motors is the latest automaker to raise prices in the United States, joining a growing list of car companies...

Lilly makes $1.3 billion move to expand into gene-edited heart drugs
Lilly to buy Verve for $1.3 billion in heart gene therapy expansion

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly is making a bold play in cardiovascular gene therapy, announcing plans to acquire its partner Verve...

New Zealand PM seeks stronger ties with China amid security talks
New Zealand PM Luxon in China to boost trade and tourism

BEIJING/WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon commenced his visit to China on June 17, seeking to strengthen trade...

U.S. on edge as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
Dow Jones drops 44 points as Wall Street takes a breather

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks made only minor moves in both directions,Thursday, as investors fretted about the Israel-Iran conflict...

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UNAIDS: Trump’s HIV aid cuts risk reversing global progress
AIDS goal 'more off-track' after U.S. cuts, says UNAIDS chief

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: A key global plan to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is now in deeper jeopardy after the United...

Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-SESSION-IRAN-FM
SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-SESSION-IRAN-FM

(250620) -- GENEVA, June 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at the 59th Session of the United...

UNRWA reaffirms mandate of providing services to Palestine refugees until just solution found
UNRWA reaffirms mandate of providing services to Palestine refugees until just solution found

RAMALLAH, 20th June, 2025 (WAM) -- On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Assad general reveals new life in central Russia
Assad general reveals new life in central Russia

The man, who wished to remain anonymous, has found a job, is studying Russian and hopes to reunite with his family ...

Nowhere feels safe: Voices from Jerusalem and Tehran under fire
Nowhere feels safe: Voices from Jerusalem and Tehran under fire

From locked shelters to sleepless nights, Israelis and Iranians describe the fear, disbelief, and strange routines of life under fire...

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