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State officials said they perceived her letter as a demand made in exchange for potentially withdrawing ICE agents from the city.
From Salon
"We are aware of the growing interest in alternative funerary methods and we will respond to the Law Commission's report in due course," said an official.
From BBC
Japanese authorities have intensified their unified warnings against “disorderly” market movements, the senior FX strategist says, noting recent remarks from officials, such as Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura.
However, it added that officials want to check the proportionality of the support and its effect on competition in the market.
Under normal circumstances, around 60 international teams would have been working on digs, a government official told AFP, but "all of these missions have left Iraq".
From Barron's
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