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PARIS -- "What the French tell us is that they do not see the results coming, that things do not move fast enough. This is a powerful incentive to redouble efforts," said French President Emmanuel Macron as "Yellow Vest" protestors turned out on Saturday for the 22nd weekend of the action in a row to denounce unfair fiscal policy.

About 31,000 people took part in the demonstrations in Paris and other French cities, the Interior Ministry estimated, up from last week's 23,000 participants.

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WICKLIFFE, the United States -- "All of us agree that relationships between China and the United States have to be better, which are the strongest economies in the globe right now. We have to work together and find ways we can work together and move both our countries and global commerce forward," Erran F. Persley, commissioner of Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development told Xinhua.

The official said that agriculture is a big market in the southeastern U.S. state and China is an important market.

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WASHINGTON -- "I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent would be even more accurate, and that a third Summit would be good in that we fully understand where we each stand," U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) official Korean Central News Agency earlier on Saturday quoted Kim as saying that he is willing to meet Trump again on certain conditions.

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Sunday that the U.S. continued pressure and sanctions against the Islamic republic will negatively affect the global oil market.

"If they want to increase pressure against Iran, the situation will become even unpredictable," he warned, adding that situation of supply and demand is "very fragile." Enditem

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