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Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third party seller data to improve its own sales, as announced by the bloc's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Vestager says that the Commission has "accepted commitments offered by Amazon" which address its concerns about "concerns about Amazon's practises and its e-commerce marketplace". SOUNDBITE
The United States and Iran are near to reaching an agreement over reviving the 2015 deal on limiting Tehran's nuclear weapons program, the State Department says. "We are close to a possible deal, but we're not there yet," said State Department spokesman Ned Price. "We do think the remaining issues can be bridged." SOUNDBITE
Vancouver, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- The United States dropped its request for the extradition from Canada of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on fraud charges after the parties agreed on a deferred prosecution deal, the US Department of Justice said Friday.Soon after the accord was announced, a Canadian judge signed an order allowing Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, to leave for China after spending nearly three years under house arrest.Meng, now 49, was detained by Canada on Dec. 1, 2018, during a stopover in Vancouver en route from Hong Kong to Mexico City. (Camera: BOB FRID).SHOT LIST: HUAWEI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MENG WANZHOU SPEAKS WITH MEDIA AT BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. SOUND BITES: HUAWEI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MENG WANZHOU (IN ENGLISH).
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish at fresh records after US President Joe Biden reached a deal with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on a large infrastructure package. IMAGES