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US, China reach $1.4 bn ZTE deal as signs emerge of trade talks progres
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Washington and Beijing have reached a deal to ease sanctions that brought Chinese smartphone maker ZTE to the brink of collapse, the US Commerce Department announced Thursday.
Trump hosts Japan's Abe, says 'all ready' for summit
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: Five days before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump said Thursday the unprecedented summit was "all ready to go," as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House.
Netanyahu warns Assad on Iranian presence in Syria
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» LONDON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was "no longer immune" from retaliation, while declaring the Iran nuclear deal over after Washington ditched the accord.
Trump trade war threat sets up G7 summit clash
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron put Donald Trump on notice Thursday that they would not be intimidated at the upcoming G7 summit, as a trade war between Washington and its allies looms.
US, China reach $1.4 bn sanctions deal over ZTE: Commerce Dept
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Washington and Beijing have reached a deal to ease sanctions that brought Chinese smartphone maker ZTE to the brink of collapse, the US Commerce Department announced Thursday.
Amazon to show live Premier League football matches from 2019/20
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» LONDON - Amazon has secured the rights to show English Premier League football matches for the first time in further evidence of their financial might in the bidding wars for sports events, the league said Thursday.
US weekly jobless claims drop
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further tightening in labour market conditions.
Russian nabbed in Pattaya over child porn clips
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 07/06/2018
» PATTAYA: A Russian national was arrested on Thursday for possessing child pornographic materials.
Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban for Eid
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» KABUL - Afghanistan announced Thursday an apparently unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though operations against other groups including Islamic State will continue.
UK court says would rule N.Ireland abortion law illegal
AFP, Published on 07/06/2018
» LONDON - Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday it would have declared Northern Ireland's abortion laws incompatible with human rights legislation if not for a procedural technicality, in what pro-choice campaigners hailed as a victory.