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Iranian parliament to debate bill to leave NPT Additional Protocol
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- July 6, 2020
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad-Zarif will today appear before parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, which is pushing to
READ MOREUN Security Council to hear objections to Ethiopian dam project
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- June 29, 2020
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to discuss the breakdown of talks over a decade-long dispute between Ethiopia,
READ MOREUS and Russia to discuss nuclear arms control
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- June 22, 2020
Representatives from the US and Russia will meet in Vienna today for talks on the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms
READ MOREIndonesia expecting trade figures to worsen
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- June 15, 2020
Indonesia’s balance of trade figures for May are due to be released today, as the government struggles to reopen the
READ MOREAustralian business data expected to show limited optimism
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- June 8, 2020
The National Australia Bank’s monthly business confidence survey for the COVID-hit Australian economy is due today for May. The survey
READ MOREMexican mining industry to fully reopen
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- June 1, 2020
Mexico’s mining industry—which includes the world’s largest gold mine—is expected to fully reopen today after the government ordered mines to
READ MORESuriname to hold National Assembly election
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- May 25, 2020
Suriname will hold parliamentary elections today for the country’s 51-seat national assembly. The unicameral legislature has the power to elect
READ MOREThailand expecting a moderate contraction in Q1
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- May 18, 2020
Thailand’s National Economic and Development Council is expected to announce the country’s first quarter economic growth figures today. Analysts project
READ MOREPolish internet company Cyfrowy Polsat to launch 5G networks in seven major cities
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- May 11, 2020
Poland will launch 5G telecommunication networks for commercial use in seven cities today. The networks are expected to offer data
READ MOREItaly to begin lifting restrictions, allowing some businesses to reopen
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- May 4, 2020
Today, Italy will begin the phased easing of lockdown restrictions first imposed on March 9—the longest COVID-19 lockdown of any
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World Economic Forum and G20 Secretariat host meeting on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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- April 5, 2020
Photo: Reuters Saudi Arabia will host the two-day World Economic Forum (WEF) partnership with the Kingdom’s G20 Secretariat in Riyadh today.
READ MOREUN Security Council to discuss Syria situation via video conferencing
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- March 30, 2020
Photo: UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN Security Council will convene by videoconference today to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria.
READ MORENational Assembly elections will be held in Mali today
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- March 29, 2020
Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago Mali will proceed with parliamentary elections for 147 National Assembly lawmakers today, despite reporting its first four
READ MOREAustralian federal government to table virus stimulus package
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- March 23, 2020
Australia’s federal parliament will meet today to debate and vote on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s $10.2 billion stimulus package to
READ MORERussia-backed Abkhazia to repeat presidential elections
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- March 22, 2020
Photo: Vladamir Popov A re-run of the presidential election in the Russia-backed Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia will be held
READ MOREKosovo to begin lifting tariffs on Serbian goods today
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- March 15, 2020
Photo: Oliver Bunic/AFP/Getty Images Kosovo is expected to lift tariffs on Serbian raw materials imports starting today in a bid
READ MOREIAEA board meets to discuss non-compliance with Iran nuclear deal
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- March 9, 2020
Photo:D. Calma/IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency meets in Vienna today to discuss Iran’s non-compliance with the troubled 2015 Joint
READ MORERuling coalition meet to discuss measures to combat spread of coronavirus
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- March 8, 2020
Photo:DPA Senior members of Germany’s ruling coalition government will meet in Berlin today to discuss measures to combat the economic
READ MORESri Lankan president poised to dissolve parliament ahead of elections
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- March 2, 2020
Sri Lanka’s newly-elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to dissolve parliament today, clearing the way for early legislative elections no
READ MOREGuinea election postponed once more, with president citing security concerns
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- March 1, 2020
Parliamentary elections and a constitutional referendum in the West African country of Guinea, originally scheduled to be held today, have
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