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Australia signs 1-million cattle new beef deal with China

​Australia is in the final stages of agreeing to an 860- million-U.S.-dollar deal with China which could eventually involve the export of nearly 1 million Australian cattle each year.

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51 economies sign pact to fight tax evasion

​51 economies signed a pact in Berlin on Wednesday to exchange financial information in order to fight against tax evasion.

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Russia, U.S. reach no agreement on sharing intelligence against IS: Russian FM

Russia has reached no agreement with the United States over sharing intelligence against the extremist Islamic State (IS) group or sending military instructors to Iraq, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday.

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Norwegian Statoil confirms gas supply deal with Ukrainian counterpart

​The Norwegian energy giant Statoil on Friday confirmed its deal with the Ukrainian company Naftogaz for gas supply.

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Cambodian parliament ratifies cultural cooperation agreement between ASEAN, Russia

The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday unanimously ratified the agreement on cultural cooperation between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia.

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Afghan election logjam to persist as candidates fail to strike deal

​The lingering process of Afghan presidential elections would last for several more days, if not for weeks or months, as presidential aspirants Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai have failed to reach a power sharing agreement.

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Lesotho's prime minister pledges to re-open parliament

​Two days after returning from South Africa following a military coup, Lesotho's Prime Minister Tomas Thabane on Thursday pledged to re-open parliament on September 19.

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Formation of unified gov't, a positive development in strife-torn Afghanistan

The agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry between two Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on July 12 has not only broken the election deadlock but also paved the way for formation of national unity government in the ethnically- divided country.

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Israel against "bad agreement" between world powers, Iran

The Israeli prime minister on Sunday vowed to "convince the world powers to avoid a bad agreement" with Iran, one day after the two sides concluded three days' intensive nuclear talks.

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New Zealand opens skies to foreign airlines to boost trade, travel

New Zealand has ramped up international agreements to liberalize air services to encourage greater international trade and travel, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said Thursday.

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Vietnam, U.S. sign agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy

Vietnam's Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Nguyen Quan and U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear signed an agreement on cooperation between the two governments on peaceful use of nuclear energy here Tuesday.

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Cambodian opposition chief says no pact with ruling party this Friday

Cambodia's main opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said Thursday that no agreement would be signed with the Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on Friday.

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Calls for restraint after Taiwan students protest

Hundreds of students continued a protest on Wednesday after they stormed into the assembly hall of Taiwan's legislative body on Tuesday evening to demand a "proper review" of a cross-Strait agreement.

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DPRK urges S.Korea to stop "reckless mudslinging"

The DPRK has accused South Korea of not complying with an agreement made in February to stop slandering each other.

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Iran ready for serious talks on comprehensive nuclear deal: president

Iran is ready for serious talks with world powers to reach a comprehensive agreement over its nuclear program, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Monday.

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South Sudan warring parties sign cease-fire deal

The South Sudanese government and rebels signed a cease-fire agreement on Thursday here to end weeks of fighting that has killed thousands and displaced half a million civilians.

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White House insists on quick signing of security pact with Afghanistan

The White House on Wednesday insisted on Afghanistan's signing of a security agreement with the United States "as soon as possible," warning the scenario of no U. S. military presence is not in the interest of the Asian nation.