Americans freed from Russian prisons under landmark exchange deal

On Thursday, the US and Russia completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. The deal involved 24 people, months of negotiations and concessions from other European nations who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. Three…

Historic biodiversity deal agreed to at U.N. conference

Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. The global framework…

Amazon Prime signs overall deal with Nigerian ‘Gangs of Lagos’ filmmaker Jade Osiberu

Amazon Prime Video has signed a three-year overall deal with Nigerian filmmaker Jáde Osiberu that will see her develop and produce original scripted TV series and feature films for the global streamer through her production company Greoh Studios. One of…

Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea

Ukraine and Russia have signed “mirror” deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported. The…

Elon Musk terminates attempt to buy Twitter, citing ‘multiple’ problems

Elon Musk has terminated his attempt to buy Twitter, citing multiple problems with the deal. Mr Musk’s lawyers accused Twitter of having misled him about the nature of the company and the deal. Twitter “appears to have made false and…

US, China agree first phase of trade deal (Vanguard)

The United States and China agreed on Friday to the first phase of a deal to end a trade war, prompting President Donald Trump to suspend a threatened tariff hike, but officials said the agreement had to be put on…

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit might look like this (NBC)

“The government is past the point where it can have everything ready if no-deal happens,” one analyst warned. PM Theresa May confronts European leaders after failing to win Brexit deal By sending notification that it was leaving the E.U., the…

Guardiola confident Sane will sign new Man City deal (Guardian)

04 December 2018 Pep Guardiola is confident that winger Leroy Sane will sign a new long-term deal with Manchester City despite delays in ongoing contract negotiations between the two parties. The 22-year-old has recovered well from the disappointment of a…

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