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Oil prices surged more than three per cent on Thursday, extending a rally as the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran raised fears of prolonged disruptions to vital Middle East oil and gas supplies. Brent crude advanced $2.65, or 3.26pc, to $83.99 per barrel by 05:20 (GMT), a fifth session of gains. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.76, or 3.70pc, to $77.42. Crude oil markets remained on edge as they face ongoing risks to supply following the attacks in the Middle East, and concerns are centred on the flow of supply through the Strait of Hormuz, ANZ analysts said in a note on Thursday. Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, as the conflict entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the US air assault were blocked in Washington. On Wednesday, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and Nato air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkiye. Iranian forces have struck oil tankers in or near the Strait ...

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Многовековые пророчества Нострадамуса всплыли вновь на фоне эскалации войны между США и Ираном.

Nepal votes on Thursday for a new parliament in a high-stakes showdown between an entrenched old guard and a powerful youth movement, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government. Key figures contesting for power include the Marxist former prime minister seeking a return to office, a rapper-turned-mayor bidding for the youth vote, and the newly elected leader of the powerful Nepali Congress party. “Nepalis have been waiting for change for so long, from one system to another,” said Nilanta Shakya, 60, a retired engineer, who was among the first to vote at a college in the capital, Kathmandu. “I hope there is a meaningful change this time,” she added. People stand in a queue outside a polling station as they wait for their turn to vote at a village, in Jhapa district, Nepal on March 5, 2026. — Reuters Nearly 19 million voters are choosing who replaces the interim government in place since the September 2025 uprising, in which at least 77 people were killed, and parliament and scores o...

Иран не закрыл Ормузский пролив и продолжает взаимодействовать с проходящими судами согласно международным протоколам.

Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский заявил, что Соединенные Штаты Америки действительно могут задержать поставки систем противовоздушной обороны и ракет для ЗРК Patriot, если война в Иране продлится слишком долго.

Reinforced and prestressed precast concrete part manufacturer Prebet Aiud (PREB.RO) ended 2025 with RON69.6 million (EUR13.8 million) revenue, an increase of about 21.5% on 2024’s RON57.3 million (EUR11.5 million), its latest financial report to the Bucharest Stock Exchange shows.

BlackRock’s IBIT led inflows with $307 million as almost all US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded inflows on Wednesday, extending a three-day inflow streak totaling $1.1 billion. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw inflows increase on Wednesday as BTC briefly surged past $73,000. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $462 million in net inflows, marking the third consecutive day of inflows and bringing the weekly total to $1.1 billion, according to Farside data. The new gains bring year-to-date flows to about $700 million, a modest amount after the ETFs shed $3.8 billion during a five-week outflow streak. Read more

Николь Айзекс, которая за несколько месяцев до того, как узнала о своей беременности, забронировала фотосессию на берегу океана Французской Полинезии, — получила незабываемый сюрприз.

Sifting tons of sediment reveals tiny revelation: Earliest ancestor of primates ranged widely in North America

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Исследователи пока не нашли кратер, оставшийся после падения крупного астероида миллионы лет назад. 

Door de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten, handelsbeperkende maatregelen en stijgende kosten neemt de investeringsbereidheid af, zegt ceo Theo Baartmans.

Israel's far-right national security minister wants his legislative adviser to become Israel Police's top legal adviser and the head of the unit which leads prosecutes civilians, despite not meeting any of the requirements for the position

Мост Патона когда-то стал символом инженерного прорыва — первым в мире цельносварным мостом через Днепр. Но спустя семь десятилетий после его открытия украинские мосты все чаще вспоминают уже не как технические достижения, а как потенциальные точки риска. Фокус выяснил, сколько мостов в Украине находятся в аварийном состоянии и почему эксперты предупреждают: некоторые ключевые мосты Киева могут разрушиться в любой момент.

Российские войска атаковали гражданское судно в акватории Черного моря во время его выхода из порта Черноморска. В результате удара беспилотника есть пострадавшие среди членов экипажа, им оказали помощь и эвакуировали.

The cryptocurrency traders near key price zone that has marked major turning points over the past two years.

Subaru планирует возвращение знаменитой заряженной модели STI, однако в совершенно другом образе и без оппозитной турбочетверки под капотом.

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Anthropic previously secured a $200 million Pentagon contract, and its AI has been used in classified operations, including support for US airstrikes on Iran, the Financial Times reports. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has reportedly reopened negotiations with the US Department of Defense in a last-minute effort to secure continued access to Pentagon contracts as the company faces the possibility of being labeled a supply chain risk by the Trump administration. Amodei has been holding discussions with Emil Michael, the US undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, to finalize terms governing the military’s use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. A new agreement would allow the Pentagon to keep using the company’s technology and could prevent a formal designation that would force contractors in the defense supply chain to cut ties with the AI developer, according to the report. Read more