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The price of silver has been consistently rising over the past year, breaking numerous records in the process. Stockyme/Getty Images In recent years, with inflation problematic and higher interest rates impacting investors of all types, many turned to gold for protection and portfolio diversification. And the yellow metal subsequently surged in pricesurpassing numerous price records …
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The Zefyros tanker was hit by an unknown projectile during a ship-to-ship transfer with oil tanker Safesea Vishnu at Iraq’s Umm Qasar anchorage, the vessel’s Greece based manager Benetech Shipping SA said on Thursday. The incident took place at 2341 local time on March 11. “All 23 crew members are …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter fired pistols during an inspection of a light munitions factory, state media photos showed Thursday, as he pushes to modernize conventional forces after years of focus on nuclear weapons. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim visited a factory producing pistols and other …
Washington — The Senate will vote again Thursday on a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security as an impasse over how to reform immigration enforcement agencies has grown ugly, nearly a month into a partial shutdown. Since the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents in Minnesota in January, …
Months after the last of the United States’ one-cent coins were pressedsome states are beginning to offer their own two cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. President Trump announced an end to penny production early last year, saying it was wasteful. It cost 3.7 cents to make each 1-cent …
DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Thursday it had in recent days targeted a site used in the Iranian nuclear programme which is identified as “Taleghan”. Taleghan is a facility at the Parchin military complex which Western officials suspect is linked to Tehran’s nuclear programme. (Reporting by Ahmed Elimam, Editing by …
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains, a local official said Thursday. The landslides occurred in Gacho Baba district, Kamba district and Bonke district, according to Gamo Zone Disaster Response Director Mesfin …
MANILA, March 12 (Reuters) – The widening conflict in the Middle East is expected to dominate discussions at Friday’s ASEAN economic ministers’ retreat, with foreign ministers also holding a virtual meeting on the same day to tackle a deepening crisis that has upended global markets. The Philippines, this year’s ASEAN chair, is hosting the meetings …
WARSAW, March 12 (Reuters) – Poland has foiled a cyberattack on its nuclear research centre and is examining signs that Iran may be behind it, the government said on Thursday, cautioning the indicators might be a deliberate misdirection to hide the attackers’ true location. Poland says it has been the target of numerous cyberattacks since …
NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) – A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 52 people, the Gamo Zone communications office said on Thursday. (Reporting by George Obulutsa;Editing by Alexander Winning) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – March 2026