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Merkel’s Bavarian allies call for German climate bond
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[ad_1] The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran wants to export a minimum of 700,000 barrels
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Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher, White House says
[ad_1] BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wishes he had raised tariffs on Chinese goods even higher last week, the White House said on Sunday, even as Trump signaled he did not plan to
Qatar fines First Abu Dhabi Bank $55 million in market manipulation probe

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Trump, Abe agree on principles of trade deal at G7
[ad_1] BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday said he and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had agreed on the principles of a trade deal that would probably be signed next month in
Trump, Abe say U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal
[ad_1] BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped
Shock at G7 summit as Iran’s Zarif lands in Biarritz
[ad_1] BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister flew into the French resort hosting a G7 summit on Sunday, an unexpected twist to a meeting already troubled by differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and