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EU commissioner in Iran in bid to protect trade ties
AFP, Published on 19/05/2018
» TEHRAN - EU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete arrived in Tehran on Saturday to present plans for continuing oil and gas purchases and protect European companies despite renewed US sanctions on Iran.
China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» BEIJING - The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp up business links with the country.
New dam in Cambodia 'would destroy Mekong'
Associated Press, Published on 18/05/2018
» A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River's biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government.
PayPal buys payments startup iZettle for $2.2 bn
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - PayPal on Thursday announced a deal to buy Swedish online commerce startup iZettle for $2.2 billion, a deal that came as the young company was poised for a stock market debut.
EU vows to block blow of US Iran sanctions
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» SOFIA - The EU said Thursday it will begin moves to block the effect of US sanctions on Iran as efforts to preserve the nuclear deal with Tehran deepened a transatlantic rift.
EU unveils incentives to avert Trump trade war
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» SOFIA - EU leaders meeting in Bulgaria pledged Thursday to refuse all trade talks with the United States unless Washington grants a permanent exemption from painful metals tariffs that are set to kick in on June 1.
Iran says China group ready to replace Total on gas deal
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» TEHRAN - Chinese state-owned oil company CNPC will replace Total on a major gas field project in Iran if the French energy giant pulls out over renewed US sanctions against Tehran, Iran's oil minister has said.
Hamas official says 50 members killed this week on Gaza border
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» GAZA CITY: A senior member of Gaza's Hamas rulers has said that all but a dozen of the 62 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire during Gaza border protests this week were members of the Islamist group.
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.
Australian stores limit baby formula as China demand hits stocks
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» SYDNEY: One of Australia's biggest supermarket chains said Wednesday some stores were moving baby formula behind counters and restricting sales as it emerged customers were clearing shelves and selling it online in China for more than double the price.