Fire engulfs London tower block, twelve dead
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday the European Union was ready to start negotiating with Britain about its exit from the EU on June 19, as planned, despite surprising election losses for London's governing Conservatives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan delivered an inspired all-round performance to rout a ragged England team by eight wickets in a one-sided Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday.
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Name | Yield | Change |
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GB 10YR |
+0.926
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-0.004 |
DE 10YR |
+0.233
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+0.002 |
JP 10YR |
+0.065
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-0.001 |
Name | GBP | USD | EUR |
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GBP | 1 | 0.7839 | 0.8794 |
USD | 1.2750 | 1 | 1.1218 |
EUR | 1.1365 | 0.8913 | 1 |
Index | Last | Chg |
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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
|
-1.77
Exp: Jun 17
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