strait

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Oil futures ended the session lower with the market keeping alive hopes for a deal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Economists expect a surge in inflation if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, which would once again put Nestlé in a tough position of choosing between hiking prices and growing volumes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The exercises came after Taiwan’s main opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, arrived in Washington—following an April meeting with Xi—where she is presenting herself as someone who can better ensure peaceful cross-Taiwan Strait relations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Droughts in parts of South America and South East Asia could hit crops at a time when the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is already disrupting the distribution of fertiliser.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Australian languages and New Guinea’s Papuan languages are unrelated not only to Asian languages but also to each other, except for some spread of vocabulary in both directions across Torres Strait.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond