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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices added to recent gains on Friday on fears any U.S. military attack on Iran would disrupt flows of crude from the Middle East, while a gauge of global stock markets edged back from seven-week highs following a run-up spurred by optimism over monetary policy. Gold prices rose to near six-year highs.

By Scott DiSavino and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures rose about 1% on Friday, with U.S. crude up 10% and global benchmark Brent gaining 5% in the week, on fears the United States could attack Iran and disrupt flows from the Middle East, which provides more than a fifth of the world's oil output

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials were divided Friday over how seriously to treat a slide in inflation, with one top policymaker saying the Fed was "close" to its inflation target and three others warning the weak price increases posed major risks the Fed may need to attack with lower interest rates.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven U.S.

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(Reuters) - Seven U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department antitrust investigations into Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Apple Inc

By Hyunjoo Jin and Tracy Rucinski SEOUL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines bought a small stake in Korean Air Lines Co's parent company and said it wants to increase it to 10%, giving a boost to the management of South Korea's top carrier that seeks to thwart a local activist fund's challenge.

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures rose 1% on Friday, with U.S. crude up 10% in the week and global benchmark Brent gaining 5%, on fears the United States could attack Iran and disrupt flows from the Middle East, which provides more than a fifth of the world's oil output.

By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has hired a slew of senior bankers from rivals as it looks to bolster its investment bank, the bank said on Friday. The New York-based bank hired three executives away from Deutsche Bank including 13-year veteran Mark Keene, who will become global co-head of technology, and three executives from Goldman Sachs, including Elizabeth Milonopoulos who will co-head the bank's internet investment banking unit with Brian Yick who will join the bank from Barclays.

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S.

(Reuters) - Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its drug quizartinib as a treatment for adults with a type of blood cancer. The decision follows an advisory committee meeting, held in May, where independent advisers to the U.S.

By Francesco Guarascio and Michael Shields BRUSSELS/ZURICH (Reuters) - Investors in the European Union and Switzerland will lose direct access to each others' stock exchanges from July 1 in an escalating row over a stalled partnership treaty. Frustrated with Swiss foot-dragging, the European Commission will not propose extending the equivalence regime that lets EU investors trade on Swiss bourses, effectively ending it as of July 1, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Friday. Friday was the deadline for the Commission to make such a proposal... Читать дальше...

Chasing 233 for victory on a slow track, England struggled against veteran Malinga’s variations before they fell to their second defeat of the tournament, squandering an opportunity to join holders Australia at the top of the standings

Here's the full points table along with the top run-getter and top wicket-taker of World Cup 2019.

After posting 232/9, the 1996 champions Sri Lanka then returned to dismiss England for 212 in 47 overs to register only their second win in this World Cup.

Interested players can download PUBG Lite already but will have to wait until its official launch.

Indian strategic circles are abuzz with speculation about the possible outcomes of the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, at a time when trade tensions with the US are hogging media headlines in New Delhi

Women have been barred from attending matches in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men

Global central bankers have so far largely refrained from regulating digital currencies

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) parliamentary leader Jayadev Galla on Friday said the Rajya Sabha Chairman does not have the authority to approve mergers of parties, remarks that came after dissident TDP MPs claimed they have merged their Legislature Party with BJP.

Mayawati said the BJP had earlier dubbed two of these MPs as "corrupt", but now after joining their party, the lawmakers have become "doodh ka dhula" (pure).

The 39 km strait of Hormuz is the only route to the open ocean for over one-sixth of global oil production and one-third of the world's liquified natural gas (LNG).

This qualifying of the Le Mans 24 Hour put Arjun Maini and his team in a challenging position for the race, but they still managed to put their best foot forward

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Vijay Shankar is in doubt for the Afghanistan game after the all-rounder suffered an injury scare while facing Jasprit Bumrah during a batting net session

Rahul Gandhi on Friday courted controversy by tweeting pictures of the dog squad of Indian Army doing yoga and captioning it