All posts tagged "sanctions"

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  US set to hit Venezuela with new sanctions after election

  Administration imposed sanctions on over a dozen senior current and former Venezuelan officials last week

  • Posted July 31, 2017
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  Obama’s vow to lift economic sanctions welcomed in Myanmar

  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar economists and businessmen on Thursday welcomed President Barack Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will lift economic sanctions and restore long-lost trade benefits to the Southeast Asian country as it emerges from half...

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  WHY IT MATTERS: North Korea

  WASHINGTON – THE ISSUE: Pariah state North Korea could soon be capable of targeting America with nuclear weapons. Economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation have failed to halt its progress. What can the U.S. do to stop the...

  • Posted August 15, 2016
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  N. Korea Vows to End Diplomat Communication Channel With US

  May hand out harsher punishments on detained Americans

  • Posted July 11, 2016
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  Boeing Says It Signs Historic Sales Agreement with Iran Air

  Biggest business deal with America since 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  Obama Dismisses NKorea Proposal on Halting Nuke Tests

  Says country will "have to do better than that"

  • Posted April 24, 2016
• China Seeks ‘New Chapter’ with Iran after Sanctions Lifted

  TEHRAN, Iran – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he hopes to open a “new chapter” in relations with Iran after the lifting of international sanctions under a historic nuclear deal, as he paid the first visit...

  • Posted January 23, 2016
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• Iran Moves Assets, Awaits Benefits as Sanctions are Lifted

  TEHRAN, Iran – Iran successfully transferred some of the billions of dollars’ worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of the nuclear deal with world powers, the head of the country’s central bank said Tuesday. But...

  • Posted January 19, 2016
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• Interview: Davos Chief says Europe, Oil among Worries

  DAVOS, Switzerland – As leaders from the world of politics and business arrive Tuesday in droves for the start of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the event’s founder is in somber...

  • Posted January 19, 2016
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• Analysis: Iran Deals may not Herald Rapid Changes

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The lifting of crippling international sanctions linked to Iran’s nuclear program and the flurry of diplomacy that led to the release of Americans held by Tehran suggests a new era could be...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
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