US markets remain on edge as oil ticks down

US Markets have been fixated on geopolitical issues this week as the price of Brent crude remains buoyant despite a slide back in recent days. Experts say escalations in the Middle East, calls to regulate artificial intelligence companies and speculation over next week’s meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are all factoring into how traders close out the week.

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Photographing the majestic long eared owl

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Budapest-based wildlife photographer Manó Aliczki shares his top tips for taking amazing shots of birds.

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Inside the first hospitals of the ancient world

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This robot dog patrols greenhouses to protect plants

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Photographing the vast wildlife of Yellowstone

Journey through the epic Yellowstone National Park with wildlife photographer Rylee Jensen.

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Beach holidays meet medical tourism in Albania

Sun, sea and cosmetic treatments: Travellers are heading to Albania for affordable hair and dental procedures.

World of Business

The project reimagining the future of zoos

The Travel Show visits Bristol Zoo Project to see how it is rethinking the role of modern zoos.

The Travel Show

Why Ann Patchett doesn’t think kind people are boring

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The lethal plants Agatha Christie used in her novels

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The giant beasts returning to Britain after 6,000 years

The Travel Show joins a historic mission to return European bison to the British countryside after millennia.

The Travel Show

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How cutting-edge 3D imaging is transforming heart surgery

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David Attenborough's favourite butterfly

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BBC Select

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