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G7 unity under stress as it wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade

3:20 pm August 26, 2019

Biarritz (France): G7 leaders close their summit on Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s trade wars and questions over the group’s unity. The summit in Biarritz, a high-end surfers’ paradise in southwestern France, saw a dramatic shift of focus Saturday when Iranian Foreign Minister […]

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G7 to help nations hit by Amazon fires: Macron

9:16 pm August 25, 2019

Biarritz: World leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to help the countries affected by the huge wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest as soon as possible , French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday. “We are all agreed on helping those countries which have been hit by the fires as fast as possible,” he told journalists […]

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Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires

11:23 pm August 24, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO: Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. Some 44,000 troops will be available for “unprecedented” operations to put out the fires, and forces are heading to four […]

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4 European countries agree on trade deal with Mercosur

11:14 pm August 24, 2019

Berlin: Switzerland says the European Free Trade Association, a group of four countries outside the European Union, has largely concluded a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc including Brazil. The Swiss economy ministry said Saturday that the agreement “in substance” was reached in Buenos Aires Friday and ultimately will see some 95 per cent of […]

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Macron spearheads pressure on Bolsonaro over Amazon fires

11:42 pm August 23, 2019

Paris: France’s Emmanuel Macron led a growing wave of international pressure on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest Friday, telling him Paris would block efforts to seal a major trade deal. With global leaders gearing up for the G7 summit, which opens Saturday in the western French resort of […]

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