TOKYO - Japanese rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings and mud to reach dozens believed trapped after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck a southern island, killing at least 26 people and injuring about a thousand.
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis met U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in the Vatican on Saturday morning and the two discussed the need for morality in the world economy before the pontiff left for a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.
EDINBURGH It would be hypocritical of President Barack Obama to support Britain staying in the European Union because Washington would never share its own sovereignty, London Mayor Boris Johnson said ahead of a visit by the U.S. leader.
HAVANA Cuba's Communist Party meets on Saturday under pressure for the slow pace of promised market reforms as it prepares for a future without the octogenarian leaders who guided the country from a 1959 revolution to a cautious embrace of the United States.
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan Afghan security forces drove back Taliban insurgents attacking areas around the northern city of Kunduz, officials said on Saturday, after heavy fighting overnight in which dozens were killed and wounded.
Solar energy company SunEdison Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as the evening of April 17, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, nine months after its market value had reached $10 billion.
BRASILIA Pro-impeachment lawmakers chanted "Dilma Out" in the lower house of Brazil's Congress on Friday, as it opened a raucous three-day debate on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws.
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4:40pm EDT
17,897.46 USD
-0.16%
4:40pm EDT
6,343.75 GBP
-0.34%
11:35am EDT
16,848.03 JPY
-0.37%
2:15am EDT
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+1.753
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-0.028 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.134
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+0.000 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.110
|
-0.005 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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| USD | 1 | 1.1280 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.8865 | 1 | 0.0081 |
| JPY | 108.7300 | 122.6900 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,234.20
USD
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+8.10
Exp: Apr16
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| Copper |
2.15
USD
|
-0.02
Exp: Apr16
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| Crude Oil |
40.40
USD
|
-1.14
Exp: Apr16
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