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Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong reverses after surge

France24.com (en) 

Traders remain on edge, however, as they await Israel's response to Iran's missile attack on Tuesday, which has fanned fears of a regional conflict in the Middle East, pushing oil prices ever higher. The Nikkei gains come after a rollercoaster few days in Tokyo that followed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba saying the time was not right for further increases in borrowing costs after a meeting with central bankers. News of Ishiba's victory in a ruling party vote last Friday -- essentially making him... Читать дальше...

Maui fire erupts from blaze believed to have been extinguished: Probe

Business Standard 

The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials confirmed on Wednesday as they presented their findings on the cause of the tragedy. The August 8, 2023, blaze -- the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century -- was long known to have emerged in the afternoon, in the same area as the blaze that began early that morning. Driven by strong, erratic winds, the fire raced through the historic town of Lahaina... Читать дальше...