Japan and US reach broad agreement on trade deal

TOKYO, Aug 25 (AFP): Japan and the United States (US) have reached a broad agreement in trade negotiations, reports said Sunday, with the leaders of both countries expected to hold talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit."We saw a great progress," Japan's minister in charge of trade talks with...

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On the stage (from left) Chief Scientific Officer

On the stage (from left) Chief Scientific Officer of the Olericulture Division Dr Ferdousi Islam, BARI Director General Dr Abul Kalam Azad, Habiba Rahman Khan, MP (reserved seat), Director (Horticultural Research Centre) Dr Abida Khatun and Netrakona Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Sabina Yasmin are seen at a field day on...

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Putin orders review of Russian coal mining tax

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the government to review a mineral extraction tax for the Russian coal industry by Oct. 31, instructions published by the Kremlin showed on Saturday.Russia is the world's third largest coal exporter after Australia and Indonesia. Putin has been a proponent...

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China’s July Venezuela oil imports fall

BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters): China's crude oil imports from Venezuela plunged 62 per cent in July from the previous month, Chinese customs data showed on Sunday, as growing tension between Washington and the Maduro government made buyers wary of taking oil from the South American exporter.Arrivals of crude oil from...

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S Africa seizes Air Tanzania plane

LONDON, Aug 25 (BBC): South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania's national carrier, the Tanzanian government said.The Airbus 220-300 was due to fly from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.It was not immediately clear why the action was taken, and South African authorities...

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