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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give Congress a 30-day notice before exchanging prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl for five...

* Dollar strikes six-year peak on yen, 14-month top on euro* Bond yields rise on San Francisco Fed research* Oil, gold prices pressured by rising dollar(Adds close of European bond, stock markets)By Herbert LashNEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar jumped to a 14-month high against the euro on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates earlier than expected, a vi

VIENNA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Former top U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and his wife are fighting the seizure of her Austrian bank accounts, lawyers for the couple said after a magazine reported U.S. authorities were investigating him for suspected money...

* Dollar strikes six-year peak on yen, 14-month top on euro* Japanese stocks near highest since 2008 as yen falls* Oil, gold prices pressured by rising dollar(Adds U.S. market open; changes dateline; previous LONDON)By Herbert LashNEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar jumped to a 14-month high against the euro on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates earlier

BAMAKO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Canada's Robex Resources RBX.V expects to pour the first bar of gold from its Nampala mine in southern Mali by the end of this year, the company's country manager said on Tuesday. Toronto- and Frankfurt-listed Robex...

GCC gross takaful contribution is estimated to reach around USD 8.9 billion in 2014 from an estimated USD 7.9 billion in 2013, according to EY.