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Chinese banks urged to abandon SWIFT as US sanctions loom

BEIJING (Reuters) – China should prepare for possible U.S. sanctions by increasing the use of its own financial messaging network for cross-border transactions on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, according to a report by the Bank’s investment banking unit. China. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Central Business …

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France, Germany and Italy threaten arms sanctions for Libya

PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …

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Ted Cruz scoffs at Chinese sanctions against him and other Republicans

Sin. Ted Cruz mocked the sanctions imposed on him and a handful of other Republicans by China after his criticism of the country’s government. Chinese officials announced sanctions against the Marco Rubio and Cruz Sectors, Representative Chris Smith and Sam Brownback, Ambassador General for International Religious Freedom, the Associated Press …

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