Oil climbs more than $1/bbl on reports Iran preparing to strike at Israel

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains in early Asian trade on Friday, following reports that Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike on Israel from Iraqi territory…

Oregon identifies 3 human cases of bird flu in farm workers from Washington state

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington state after they were exposed to poultry that tested positive for the virus, according to health…