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Goldman Sachs raises $7 billion for new private equity fund - sources
Stocks fall, dollar pares losses after Fed decision
South Africa's Public Protector launches probe of influence-peddling in state-owned firms
GE merges power units as executive who lost out on GE CEO job retires
Argentina's Fernandez presents new party, eyes Senate seat
Turkish minister lands in Qatar aiming to help ease Gulf rift
Two U.S. Navy vessels arrive in Doha for joint exercise - QNA agency
Qatar to sign deal to buy up to 36 F-15 jets - Bloomberg
Democratic U.S. lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
Turkish opposition lawmaker gets 25-year sentence in espionage case
UPS shooting leaves four dead, including gunman, in San Francisco
Divide over listing location slows Aramco IPO - WSJ
May inches towards deal to stay in power as battle rages over Brexit
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A man who had posted angry messages against President Donald Trump and other Republicans on social media opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game on Wednesday, wounding a senior U.S. House member and three other people.
London to open Brexit talks by offering to protect rights of EU citizens in UK - FT
The UK's Brexit minister, David Davis, will open divorce talks in Brussels next week with an offer to allow the three million European Union citizens living in Britain the same rights that they have now, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Syrians say militants shoot escapees, air strikes kill civilians as Raqqa battle intensifies
Islamic State militants in Raqqa are passing themselves off as civilians to try to avoid intensifying air strikes and shooting anyone caught trying to escape their Syrian bastion as U.S.-backed coalition forces close in, witnesses said.
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More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without congressional consent in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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| GBP | 1 | 0.7839 | 0.8794 |
| USD | 1.2750 | 1 | 1.1218 |
| EUR | 1.1365 | 0.8913 | 1 |
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| Gold |
1,256.80
USD
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-9.00
Exp: Jun 17
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| Copper |
2.56
USD
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-0.03
Exp: Jun 17
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| Brent Crude |
46.95
USD
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-1.77
Exp: Jun 17
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