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Image for Asia shares slip, oil choppy as Gulf war escalates
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Asia shares slip, oil choppy as Gulf war escalates

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 23 (Reuters) - Share markets slid in Asia on Monday and the dollar firme...

22nd March, 2026

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UK's Starmer calls emergency meeting on economy as Iran war risks mount

MANCHESTER, England, March 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an eme...

22nd March, 2026

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Finance

Oil prices rise after US, Iran threaten to hit energy targets in the Middle East

SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran...

22nd March, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Saudi Aramco boss pulls out of major international energy conference due to Iran conflict, source says 

By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasse...

22nd March, 2026

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Italy's Poste launches $12 billion cash-and-share bid to buy Telecom Italia

March 22 (Reuters) - Italian majority-state-owned national postal service Poste Italiane said on Sun...

22nd March, 2026

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EU's Kallas spoke with Iran's foreign minister on Sunday, official says

BRUSSELS, March 22 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held a phone call wit...

22nd March, 2026

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UniCredit weighs three options to potentially sweeten Commerzbank bid, Il Messaggero says

MILAN, March 22 (Reuters) - UniCredit is weighing three options to potentially sweeten its all-share...

22nd March, 2026

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German Chancellor Merz's conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows

BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CD...

22nd March, 2026

Image for Oil prices to rise further on Monday as Mideast war escalates
Finance

Oil prices to rise further on Monday as Mideast war escalates

LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices look set to rise further on Monday, having closed...

22nd March, 2026

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Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad

MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a repaired launch pad at its Baikon...

22nd March, 2026

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Slovenia limits fuel purchases as pumps run dry

By Fatos Bytyci LJUBLJANA, March 22 (Reuters) - Slovenia on Sunday temporarily limited fuel purchase...

22nd March, 2026

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Cuba begins recovery efforts after second grid collapse in a week

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, March 22 (Reuters) - Cuba said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to rest...

22nd March, 2026