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Asian stocks slide on flare-up in Middle East fighting, oil eases off highs

"Financial markets shifted back into a risk-off mode as the US and Iran exchanged fire again," analysts from Westpac wrote in a research report.

WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds are ruled out

Many of the suspected cases were sick with other diseases or just had a fever.

UK releases second batch of files on Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador

LONDON, June 1 - The British government published on Monday a second batch of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, a saga which has led to questions over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's judgment and leadership.

Brazil probes two suspected Ebola cases as patients test positive for other diseases

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31 - A man with a suspected case of Ebola in Brazil's Sao Paulo state tested positive for meningitis, as another suspected case of Ebola emerged in Rio de Janeiro state, local health authorities said on Sunday.

US eases some tariffs on Taiwan to formalise trade agreement

Derivative aluminium, steel and copper duties will be removed from aircraft components imported from the island.

Bolivia's Paz eases state of emergency declarations amid unrest

LA PAZ, May 27 - Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz, revoked a law in order to make it easier for the government to declare a state of emergency, according to the official Gazette on Wednesday.

Singapore’s core inflation eases to 1.4% in April after two months of increases

This was due to lower inflation in services and retail and other goods, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

MediSave withdrawal limit for HIV drugs to go up from S$550 to S$850 monthly

The number of new HIV cases has been falling over the years, said the Communicable Diseases Agency, although there was a slight increase in 2025.

Stocks fall as US bond yields rise, oil eases after latest Iran war headlines

Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal

The workers said they had not received any wage increases in three years.