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Iran nuclear deal powers to meet January 10

  Brussels / AFP A high-level commission that oversees Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers will meet in Vienna on January 10 to address a complaint by Teheran about the renewing of sanctions by the United States. The meeting was called on Saturday by the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who coordinates follow-up of the nuclear deal for ...

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Teva to pay $519mn in US probe over foreign bribes

  Bloomberg Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. agreed to pay $519 million to US authorities after admitting to paying bribes in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico to boost sales. Teva, the world’s biggest maker of generic medicines, admitted to making corrupt payments to public officials and doctors, including an unidentified high-ranking Russian government official, according to a statement on Thursday by the ...

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Sales of new US homes rise to second-fastest pace since 2008

  Bloomberg Purchases of new US homes increased in November to the second-fastest pace in almost nine years as the beginning of a spike in mortgage rates persuaded buyers to quickly sign contracts. Sales rose 5.2 percent to a four-month high of a 592,000 annualized pace, Commerce Department data showed. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey was for a ...

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