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China to press for long-term coal supply deals

Chinawillcontinuetosupportlong-termsupplydealsbetweencoalproducersandbuyers,amidrisingdemandforthecommodityduringtheheatingseason,accordingtothecountry'stopecon

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Futures dip; economic data blast awaited for rate-hike clues

U.S.stockindexfutureswereslightlyloweronFriday,withinvestorsshruggingoffNorthKorea’slatestmissiletestandinsteadawaitingaslewofeconomicdataforindicatorsonwhenint

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Chicago agricultural commodities expected to trade higher next week on record heat

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains futures most likely to trade higher next week on record heat in Midwest U.S and not enough rain in central U.S. Plains, analysts said.

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Macron and Merkel back tougher EU approach on trade

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel both voiced support on Friday for a more robust European approach to trade, saying the bloc must respond if other countries block access to their markets.

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Macron and Merkel back tougher EU approach on trade

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronandGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelbothvoicedsupportonFridayforamorerobustEuropeanapproachtotrade,sayingtheblocmustrespondifothercountr

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Mexico gives green light to Russia’s rosneft

RussianenergycompaniesRosneftandLukoilwillbidoncontractstodevelopshallow-wateroilfieldsintheGulfofMexico,accordingtotheMexicanauthority.Aworkerchecksthevalveofa

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Chinese businesses' service outsourcing contracts on the rise

​The growth of China's service outsourcing industry quickened in the first 11 months on strong overseas demands, latest data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) showed.

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China's Armed Police Forces end a total of 1,903 paid services so far

Ever since China’s military announced earlier this year that the armed forces will end paid-for services within the next three years, a total of 1,903 paid services have been put to an end so far.

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Telstra to be paid to fix copper network it sold to NBN for $11bn under new contract

Telstra wins two national broadband network deals and is in negotiations for a third, which could be finalised early next year

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Brazil's opposition urges outster of Petrobras CEO amid corruption scandal

Opposition leaders in Brazil on Friday called for replacement of Petrobras CEO Graca Foster in the wake of a major corruption scandal hitting the state-run oil and gas giant.