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Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid growing tension with Greece over disputed claims to exploration rights in the east Mediterranean. The long-running dispute between Turkey and Greece, both NATO members, flared up after the two countries agreed rival accords on their […]

Opinion | This Winter, Pay Bars to Close

If we really want to stem the spread of the coronavirus as winter looms and we wait for a vaccine, here’s an idea: The government should pay bars, many restaurants and event venues to close for some months. That may sound radical, but it makes scientific sense and even has a political precedent. We pay […]

WTO sides against U.S. over its tariffs on Canadian paper

GENEVA (Reuters) – World Trade Organization arbiters sided against the United States on Thursday over duties it had applied on Canadian paper in one of the final verdicts of the WTO’s appeals body. Canada had in 2016 challenged U.S. duties applied to Canadian exports of “supercalendered” paper, which is used in glossy magazines and catalogs. […]