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WTO delays meeting aimed at deciding the next director-general

The World Trade Organization has canceled a meeting on November 9 to decide on the appointment of Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the body's next director-general after the United States rejected he

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HKSAR launches dispute settlement procedures in accordance with WTO mechanism on U.S. new requirement on origin marking

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday formally launched procedures in accordance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) D

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An end to the UN arms embargo on Iran

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IMF official says China has fiscal space to support economy

Beijing, China. /VCG China does have the fiscal space to support its economic recovery, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said, urging the country to strengthen its macro fisca

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COVID-19 hits Giro d'Italia, golf world No.1 Johnson tests positive

Team Mitchelton in yellow shirts during stage six of the 103rd Giro d'Italia 2020 in Matera, Italy, October 8, 2020. /CFP An entire team and another overall contender have withdrawn from the G

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Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean reignited as Turkish research ship sets off

Tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean reignited Monday after Ankara sent a research ship into a hotly disputed area.The Oruc Reis of Turkey in

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Mediterranean tensions reignited as Turkish research ship sets off

Tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean reignited Monday after Ankara sent a research ship into a hotly disputed area.The Oruc Reis of Turkey intends to carry out work south o

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Can Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evolve into a regional war?

Editor's Note: Seymur Mammadov is the director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz and editor-in-chief of Azerbaijan news agency Vzglyad.az. The article reflects the author's opinions, and

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London Marathon: Ethiopia's Bekele withdraws from the race

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) trains within the grounds of the official hotel [location not disclosed] and biosecure bubble ahead of the historic Elite-only 2020 Virgin Mo

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HumanForest suspends London e-bike sharing service, cuts jobs after customer accident

UK-based startup HumanForest has suspended its nascent ‘free’ e-bike service in London this week, after experiencing “mechanical” issues and after a user had an accident on one of its bik

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Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ginsburg nominee

Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and u

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EU threatens legal action over UK trade deal for Northern Ireland

01:58 The UK has been told by the European Union to withdraw a trade bill that its own government admits breaks international law over a Brexit agreement – or it could face legal actio

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Iran nuclear deal parties stand by troubled accord amid U.S. pressure

The signatories to the Iran nuclear deal said on Tuesday that they stood by the faltering accord and China slammed U.S. efforts to restore international sanctions on Iran and extend an arms embargo.A

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Afghan president, NATO's civilian envoy discuss peace process

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met with NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo and discussed issues includi

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Russia says U.S. in no position to restore UN sanctions on Iran

The United States has no rights to restore United Nations (UN) sanctions on Iran as it has withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal and failed to honor its obligations, th

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Hillary Clinton: Joe Biden Should Rejoin Iran Deal for the Sake of US Interests

The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden intends to negotiate a new deal with Iran after Donald Trump withdrew from the existing one. Biden’s advisor said that a

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UK government U-turns after school exam results controversy

There had been calls for the government to go against their own algorithm, something which the government has now listened to/Reuters The UK government has been forced into an uncomfortable an