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China's Huawei signs Santos sponsorship deal

Santos have announced the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Chinese technology firm Huawei.

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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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Ceasefire deal ends bloodshed in Yemen, but casts shadow on political transition

Yemeni political factions within the power-sharing government and the Shiite Houthi group signed on Sunday a ceasefire deal after days of fierce battles in the capital city of Sanaa.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks

​An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks: Hamas source

​ An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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EU extends sanction relief on Iran to November 24

The European Union (EU) has extended the suspension of restrictive measures on Iran over its nuclear programme until November 24, the Council of EU Monday said in a statement.

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Iran, world powers in final efforts to seek nuclear deal before deadline

Iran and six world powers on Wednesday started to make the final diplomacy efforts before the July 20 deadline to find the solution for Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna amid uncertainty and gaps.

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Alibaba, China Post in logistics tie-up

Alibaba Group signed a deal with China's largest postal service provider on Thursday in a latest move to strengthen its logistics arm before the e-commerce titan is listed in the United States.

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China, Russia ink long-awaited gas deal

China and Russia on Wednesday signed a long-awaited gas deal in Shanghai, ending a decade of natural gas supply talks between the two neighbors.

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China's top grain trader to buy Noble Group's agricultural unit

China's largest grain trader COFCO Corporation will pay 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire a 51-percent stake in the agricultural unit of Singapore-listed supply chain manager Noble Group, Noble said on Wednesday.

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Iranian nuclear talks "substantive": EU

The talks between Iran and six major states in Vienna is "substantive and useful", a spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday.

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Egypt will not terminate gas deal with Jordan

Egypt said on Monday that it will not terminate a deal with Jordan to export gas to the kingdom, Jordan's state-run Petra news agency reported.

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Iran, world powers agree to implement Geneva deal

Iran and the P5+1 group agreed to take actual measures from Jan. 20 to start the implementation of interim Geneva deal, local media reported on Monday.

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Gas deal may help Ukraine out of crisis: Russian diplomat

The gas deal with Moscow may help Kiev get out of economic crisis, a senior Russian diplomat said Saturday.

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Greek parliament rejects controversial shipyards, submarine agreement inquiry

Greek parliament rejected on Wednesday evening a proposal tabled by main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA party for an inquiry into the terms of a controversial agreement regarding the sale of Greece's Skaramangas shipyards three years ago and the subsequent purchase of submarines by the Greek state.

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U.S. Congress negotiators reach budget deal

Chief budget negotiators in the U.S. Congress said Tuesday that they have struck a two-year deal to avoid a government shutdown on Jan. 15.

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Obama welcomes bipartisan budget deal

Chief budget negotiators in the U.S. Congress struck a budget agreement on Tuesday, avoiding a looming government shutdown on Jan. 15.