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Gold snapped a two-day losing streak on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions and fund inflows boosted the safe-haven metal, but gains were kept in check by strength in equities and the dollar. Equity markets rose after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said all issues around a humanitarian convoy sent by Moscow to relieve needy areas of eastern Ukraine had been resolved. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,299.35 an ounce by 0332 GMT, after dropping 0.6 percent in the previous session.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After promising not to withhold government information over “speculative or abstract fears,” the Obama administration has concluded it will not publicly disclose federal records that could shed light on the security of the government’s health care website because doing so could “potentially” allow hackers to break in.

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rose Tuesday on improved U.S. housing sentiment and news of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.

Top global miner BHP Billiton (BHP.AX)(BLT.L) will spin off a roughly $16 billion company to shareholders, mostly offloading assets acquired in its 2001 merger with Billiton, as it looks to focus on its strongest businesses. Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie, in the top job for just over a year, said the move to simplify BHP to its “four pillars” of iron ore, copper, coal and petroleum would rev up growth in cash flow and boost returns.

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Home Depot Inc , the world’s largest home improvement chain, reported a 5.7 percent rise in quarterly sales as customers spent more on home repairs after a severe North American winter. Home Depot’s net …

The Sultan of Brunei is under fire for his decision to introduce Islamic laws that are widely viewed as cruel and homophobic.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Kiev at the invitation of President Petro Poroshenko.
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