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US and Chinese officials are working on a deal to postpone a round of tariffs set to hit Chinese imports in five days, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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Khartoum -
Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body Friday, mediators said, in breakthrough talks aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis.
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Lagos -
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign a landmark deal to scrap trade tariffs among African countries at an upcoming summit of the continent's leaders, his office said.
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Washington -
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held out hope the current trade talks with China will be a success, and said an announcement on the status was due "shortly.
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Ottawa -
Canada's Justin Trudeau Monday hailed a new continental trade pact with the United States and Mexico as "profoundly beneficial" for Canadians -- but the prime minister must now sell the deal to skeptical dairy farmers, unions and voters.
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Ottawa -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the new continental trade agreement with the United States and Mexico "a good day for Canada," but must now sell it to dairy farmers, unions and voters.
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Apo -
The EU and Japan signed a sweeping free trade deal Tuesday that officials called a "clear message" against protectionism, as Washington imposes controversial tariffs and threatens a trade war.
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As it becomes more crucial than ever that the news media take every step to safeguard their reputation and independence, the Getty Images photo agency has failed the industry on both fronts.
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Can artificial intelligence work in a more harmonious way than people, given that the act of compromise is just as important within businesses as competition is between businesses?
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Paris -
The 2015 Paris Agreement, from which Donald Trump is considering withdrawing the United States, was the first pact to commit all nations to limiting global warming caused by emissions from burning coal, oil and gas.
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Brussels -
EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday insisted the bloc will stand by the Iran nuclear accord, bluntly condemned by US President-elect Donald Trump, because it serves Europe's security needs.
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Paris -
A worldwide pact to battle global warming entered into force Friday, just a week before nations reassemble to discuss how to make good on their promises to cut planet-warming greenhouse gases.
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Paris -
Eight months after 195 nations concluded a hard-fought climate rescue pact, pressure is mounting to put its carbon-cutting promises into action as world leaders gather at G20 and UN meetings this month.
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Washington -
U.S. policymakers are trying to figure out how to penalize Iran for violating its commitments on missiles while preventing the international nuclear oversight deal from disintegrating.
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Le Bourget -
They erupted into cheers, broke into tears, took selfies and quoted great figures of history after the gavel came down in Paris on Saturday, launching the quest to save mankind from global warming.
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Le Bourget -
Diplomats crafting the blueprint for a worldwide climate rescue deal have tendered their 48-page offering at the half-way point of UN talks, concluding a bitter four-year haggle that seemed often to teeter on the brink of collapse.
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After first hearing that Nokia will be resuming smartphone production again and then the subsequent denial of any such intent, the company's chief executive has now said that Nokia is indeed looking to get back into smartphones again in 2016.
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Moscow -
The Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed Thursday appears little more than a sticking plaster that will allow Kiev and Ukraine rebels to wind down the fighting but leaves thorny questions on resolving the conflict unanswered, analysts said.
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Minsk -
Kiev and pro-Russian rebels agreed a peace roadmap Thursday after marathon negotiations in Minsk involving the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine.
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Cairo -
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah said they reached an agreement on Thursday for the return of their unity government in Gaza ahead of crucial negotiations with Israel next month.
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Calais -
Britain has bowed to French pressure to help foot the bill for migrants flooding into the northern port of Calais in a bid to reach Britain, Paris said on Saturday.
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Netflix and AT&T reached an agreement that will provide streaming content directly to customers, in hopes that buffering on popular shows will be reduced.
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The Legal Ombudsman in the UK has asked regulators when action will be taken over consumer complaints regarding 'No Win, No Fee' conditional agreements with lawyers.
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Washington -
CNN reports that at noon today, a Senate deal is now ready for a formal announcement, hopefully avoiding a government shutdown tomorrow. A Republican Senate aide reported this to CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash.
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Vancouver -
MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) discusses implications of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA or FIPA), encourages transparency and consultation with Canadians and First Nations before it’s ratified.
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Russia and India signed defense deals worth more than $4 billion during comprehensive talks regarding the two countries’ bilateral relations held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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San Pedro Sula -
Following his tour of Latin America earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has signed free trade agreements with both Honduras and Colombia.
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Suddenly there were as a 400 per cent increase in teen pregnancies at a Massachusetts high school. An investigation found that the students made a pact to get pregnant at the same time.
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The Beatles have finally signed an agreement with Apple’s iTunes service to distribute the entire Beatles catalog of music. The long-awaited deal is worth a whopping $400 million.
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It appears the Democratic controlled Congress will be the first to 'blink' on the issue of funding for U.S. operations in Iraq.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discuss the situation in Ukraine in March while walking across the lawn at Winfield House in London. U.S. State Department/Wikimedia Commons
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