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U.S., Russia Hold New Nuclear Arms Talks, but Without China…

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American and Russian negotiators have concluded a round of nuclear arms control talks in Vienna, aimed at producing a new agreement to replace the New START treaty that expires in February—the last remaining pact constraining the arsenals of the world’s two major nuclear powers. U.S. negotiator Marshall Billingslea told reporters on June 23 that a […]

Chinese Propaganda Outlet Paid Millions to Washington Post, Wall Street Journal…

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A Chinese propaganda outlet paid millions of dollars to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to run advertisements made to look like news reports. New documents filed with the U.S. Department of Justice show China Daily paid over $4.6 million to the Post and nearly $6 million to the Journal since November 2016. […]

J&J to Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder in US, Canada…

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Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer. The world’s biggest maker of health care products said Tuesday the talc-based powder will still be sold outside the United States and Canada. […]

China Not Yet Honoring Purchase Commitments, New Trade Data Shows…

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A pandemic wasn’t on the radar when the United States and China inked “phase one” of a trade agreement in mid-January. And only a few months into the trade deal, mounting accusations against China for mishandling the virus outbreak and failing to fulfill its purchase targets in the agreement have revived fears of a second […]

Saudis Launched Oil Price War After ‘MBS Shouting Match with Putin’…

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A telephone call last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman degenerated into a shouting match just before Riyadh decided to flood the market with oil in a move which sent prices spiralling. Saudi officials with knowledge of the disastrous call told Middle East Eye that the row threatened […]

U.S. Ban on Saudi Oil Could Force Riyadh to Reroute 40 Million Barrels…

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Saudi Arabia may be forced to reroute tankers carrying some 40 million barrels of crude oil to the United States if President Trump goes through with a threat to ban imports, Reuters has reported, citing shipping data and unnamed sources. There have been reports that Washington is discussing a ban on Saudi imports of crude […]

U.S. Probes Insider Trading Tied to OPEC+ Oil Deal…

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether non-American traders had obtained insider information about Russia’s position in the OPEC+ negotiations last month, which they may have later illegally used to bet on crude oil futures, Bloomberg reported, citing two people with direct knowledge of the issue. Under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, […]

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