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Brazil Recalls Ambassador To Israel Amid Diplomatic Spat: Report
Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, a diplomatic source told AFP Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel's war in Gaza.
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Chinese Vice President To Attend Queen Elizabeth's Funeral
China's vice president Wang Qishan will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Beijing's foreign ministry said Saturday, after a diplomatic spat saw Chinese officials barred from visiting the late monarch's coffin.
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Papua New Guinea Bans India Flights In Diplomatic Spat Over Covid Breach
Papua New Guinea banned flights from India indefinitely on Tuesday and accused the country's diplomats of "deception" over apparent breaches to Covid-19 travel rules.
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OPEC+ Crisis Deepens As Saudi Arabia Refuses To Budge
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cranked up the tension in their OPEC standoff as the rare diplomatic spat between long-time allies leaves the global economy guessing how much oil it will get next month.
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US Secretary Of State Calls For Pope To Show "Courage" Over China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revived a spat with the Vatican Wednesday during a visit to Rome, a month ahead of the US elections and hot on the heels of a diplomatic breach that experts see as an effort to win conservative Catholic votes.
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Shanghai Suspends All Ties With Prague In Spat Over Taiwan
The Shanghai city government said on Tuesday it was suspending official contact with Prague after the Czech capital Prague signed a sister city agreement with Taiwan's capital, Taipei, in the latest round of Chinese-Czech diplomatic tensions.
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Murder Suspect Whose Case Was Catalyst For Hong Kong Protests Released
A murder suspect whose proposed deportation to Taiwan was a catalyst for huge anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong was released from prison Wednesday but, despite saying he wanted to face justice, will remain in the city as a diplomatic spat continues.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro To Stop Using French Pens Amid Spat Over Amazon Fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he will stop using disposable pens made by France's Bic to sign official documents, while a diplomatic spat continues over fires in the Amazon basin.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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US Rapper A$AP Rocky Gets Suspended Sentence For Assault In Sweden
A Stockholm court on Wednesday convicted US rapper A$AP Rocky of assault and gave him a suspended sentence over a street brawl, a case that outraged fans and sparked a diplomatic spat with US President Donald Trump.
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Canadian Drug Suspect In China Gets Death Sentence Amid Diplomatic Row
A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China after a Canadian drug suspect was sentenced to death.
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Amid Spat With Canada, Saudi Twitter Account Shares '9/11-Like' Image
Amid a diplomatic spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada, a pro-government Saudi Twitter account shared - and then deleted - a digitally altered image that appeared to show a plane flying toward the skyline of Toronto, Canada's largest city.
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Hyundai Suspends All Four China Plants Due To Supply Disruption
Beijing Hyundai, Hyundai's Chinese joint venture with China's BAIC Motor Corp Ltd, has been unable to pay suppliers after sales slumped following a diplomatic spat, leading to the supply disruption.
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China-India Border Spat Casts Shadow Ahead Of BRICS Summit
China is taking an increasingly tough line on a border row with India and President Xi Jinping looks set for an awkward encounter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the multilateral BRICS summit next month.
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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for the pilgrimage, despite a diplomatic spat between the two countries.
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Brazil Recalls Ambassador To Israel Amid Diplomatic Spat: Report
Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, a diplomatic source told AFP Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel's war in Gaza.
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Chinese Vice President To Attend Queen Elizabeth's Funeral
China's vice president Wang Qishan will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Beijing's foreign ministry said Saturday, after a diplomatic spat saw Chinese officials barred from visiting the late monarch's coffin.
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Papua New Guinea Bans India Flights In Diplomatic Spat Over Covid Breach
Papua New Guinea banned flights from India indefinitely on Tuesday and accused the country's diplomats of "deception" over apparent breaches to Covid-19 travel rules.
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OPEC+ Crisis Deepens As Saudi Arabia Refuses To Budge
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cranked up the tension in their OPEC standoff as the rare diplomatic spat between long-time allies leaves the global economy guessing how much oil it will get next month.
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US Secretary Of State Calls For Pope To Show "Courage" Over China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revived a spat with the Vatican Wednesday during a visit to Rome, a month ahead of the US elections and hot on the heels of a diplomatic breach that experts see as an effort to win conservative Catholic votes.
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Shanghai Suspends All Ties With Prague In Spat Over Taiwan
The Shanghai city government said on Tuesday it was suspending official contact with Prague after the Czech capital Prague signed a sister city agreement with Taiwan's capital, Taipei, in the latest round of Chinese-Czech diplomatic tensions.
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Murder Suspect Whose Case Was Catalyst For Hong Kong Protests Released
A murder suspect whose proposed deportation to Taiwan was a catalyst for huge anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong was released from prison Wednesday but, despite saying he wanted to face justice, will remain in the city as a diplomatic spat continues.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro To Stop Using French Pens Amid Spat Over Amazon Fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he will stop using disposable pens made by France's Bic to sign official documents, while a diplomatic spat continues over fires in the Amazon basin.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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US Rapper A$AP Rocky Gets Suspended Sentence For Assault In Sweden
A Stockholm court on Wednesday convicted US rapper A$AP Rocky of assault and gave him a suspended sentence over a street brawl, a case that outraged fans and sparked a diplomatic spat with US President Donald Trump.
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Canadian Drug Suspect In China Gets Death Sentence Amid Diplomatic Row
A diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa intensified on Tuesday as Canada warned its citizens of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China after a Canadian drug suspect was sentenced to death.
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Amid Spat With Canada, Saudi Twitter Account Shares '9/11-Like' Image
Amid a diplomatic spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada, a pro-government Saudi Twitter account shared - and then deleted - a digitally altered image that appeared to show a plane flying toward the skyline of Toronto, Canada's largest city.
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Hyundai Suspends All Four China Plants Due To Supply Disruption
Beijing Hyundai, Hyundai's Chinese joint venture with China's BAIC Motor Corp Ltd, has been unable to pay suppliers after sales slumped following a diplomatic spat, leading to the supply disruption.
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China-India Border Spat Casts Shadow Ahead Of BRICS Summit
China is taking an increasingly tough line on a border row with India and President Xi Jinping looks set for an awkward encounter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the multilateral BRICS summit next month.
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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for the pilgrimage, despite a diplomatic spat between the two countries.
