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'Made in Hong Kong' Brand Suffers as U.S.-China Tensions Deepen

At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new "Made in China" labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiraling diplomatic tensions.

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Amazon Bans Sales of Foreign Seeds in U.S. after Mystery Packets

Amazon has banned sales of imported seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans said they had received packets of seeds they had not ordered, mostly from China.

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Salvini Says Indecision Killing 'Chinese Colony' Italy

Far-right leader Matteo Salvini said Sunday that Italy risked death by indecision under a government incapable of charting a course, leaving the country to become a "Chinese colony".

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U.S. Judge OKs Extradition of Men Accused of Aiding Ghosn Escape

Two American men accused of smuggling Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan while he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges can be extradited, a U.S. federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell issued a ruling approving the extradition of Michael Taylor, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, and his son Peter Taylor, but the final decision rests with the U.S. State Department.

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Pandemic May be 'Kiss of Death' for Managed Trade, Says WTO Candidate

The coronavirus pandemic has heaped pressure on the troubled World Trade Organization, a WTO leadership candidate said, warning the crisis could spell the end of rules-based international trade altogether.

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France Puts Jobs at Heart of Economy Rescue Plan

The French government said jobs were the number one priority as it prepared to unleash a mammoth spending plan for the coronavirus-hit economy on Thursday.

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Greek Economy Contracts 15.2 Pct in Q2

Greece's economy contracted by 15.2 percent in the second quarter year-on-year, official statistics showed Thursday, with data measured just before coronavirus restrictions were lifted for the tourism season.

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Asian Stocks Mixed as Vaccine Hopes Tempered by U.S. Data

Asian equities were mixed Thursday following another blow-out session on Wall Street, with new vaccine hopes and central bank largesse offset by a well-below-forecast US jobs reading and tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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World Bank-Funded Dam in Lebanon Mirrors Governance Crisis

Lebanon's Bisri Valley lies on a green fertile bed, a spot that has cradled civilizations dating as far back as the Bronze Age. Its expansive lands of pine, citrus trees and ancient ruins are threatened with being submerged by a controversial mega dam funded by the World Bank.

For years, activists and locals have voiced their opposition to it, describing it as an environmental crime and a project that mirrors Lebanon's patronage system and bad governance.

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Australia Recession Adds to Global Economic Virus Woes

Australia has fallen into recession for the first time in three decades and Brazil's economy shrank by almost 10 percent because of the coronavirus, leaving China as the only major nation still recording economic growth during the pandemic.

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