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Aero engine-maker Rolls-Royce prepares to take off after grounding by COVID

Oct 13, 2021
How a British manufacturer is hoping for a major boost from U.S. bombers, Australian submarines and mini nuclear reactors.
Workers stand next to a Rolls-Royce aircraft engine on a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport in January. The British company secured a $2.5 billion deal to supply 650 engines for the U.S. Air Force’s B52 bombers.
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President Trump's "bold new diplomacy" and global relationships

Feb 6, 2019
A two-day summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un was announced at this year's State of the Union address.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit at the Capella Singapore hotel on Sentosa Island on Tuesday.
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Iran hackers hunt nuclear workers, US targets

Dec 13, 2018
The AP drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa.
Cyberattacks like the SolarWinds hack are increasingly common because it's hard for companies and governments to verify the security of every company they work with.
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Trump announces U.S. will exit nuclear accord with Iran

May 8, 2018
Trump’s decision means Iran’s government must now decide whether to follow the U.S. and withdraw or try to salvage what’s left of the deal.
President Donald Trump signs a document reinstating sanctions against Iran after announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear deal, in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2018. 
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Nuclear cleanup work sustains ailing Ohio town

Dec 4, 2015
One town in Ohio is holding on to remnants of Cold War-era uranium enrichment.
Norm and Betty Jo Anderson have lived in Piketon since the mid-1950s, when Norm started working at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
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Would dumping the Iran deal hurt the dollar?

Sep 2, 2015
The Obama administration says the US currency's dominance could be undermined.

Promise, risk await post-sanction Iran

Jul 14, 2015
Sanctions relief comes at an important moment for the Iranian population

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Iran has big economic potential ... eventually

Apr 6, 2015
Before it can grow, the country's post-sanction economy must modernize.

Lifting sanctions is not always easy

Mar 31, 2015
Iran wants sanctions to be lifted as soon as agreement is reached over its nuclear program but there are many complications.

What might happen after Iran sanctions are lifted

Nov 24, 2014
Monday is the deadline for a deal in Iran’s nuclear talks.