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China has reduced investments in bonds of the us national debt by 7.7 billion dollars, according to the latest data of the US Treasury. 

Vladimir Putin called the Il-20 crash in Syria a tragic accident. The President asked not to compare the incident with the downed Turkish military fighter SU-24.

The number of deaths of tropical cyclone Florence in the United States increased by at least 10 people, amounting to 31 victims. This was reported by the Associated Press on September, 17. Earlier it was reported about 20 dead.

The government of Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement on increasing of  gas prices to the level of import parity by 2020. This was announced by the head of the Board of Naftogaz Ukraine Andrey Kobolev at the forum of the European Business Association in Kiev.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an official investigation into BMW, Dailmler and the Volkswagen group, which also includes Audi and Porsche.

Donald Trump announced the introduction of ten percent duties on goods from China in the amount of $ 200 billion. The decision will come into force on September, 24 and will be valid until the end of the year.

The European Central Bank (ECB) for the first time showed samples of new banknotes in denominations of €100 and 200, which decided to issue May 28, 2019.

The agreement is expected to be signed in October. According to the publication, the Russian side offered India four multi-purpose frigates equipped with the latest weapons, including supersonic anti-ship missiles "BrahMos".

Deutsche Bank is thinking about transferring part of its assets from London to Frankfurt. This is due to pressure from European regulators regarding the size and complexity of European transactions in the UK after Brexit.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on termination of Friendship Treaty, cooperation and partnership between Ukraine and Russia. Earlier, the decision was prepared by the National Security and Defense Council

British intelligence agencies are searching for two new suspects in involvement in the poisoning of Salisbury nerve agent former Colonel GRU Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. On Sunday, the Sunday Mirror newspaper reported, citing a government source.

Trump administration has scheduled a new round of trade talks with the Chinese delegation in Washington on September 27-28.

The Ukrainian authorities intend to create a base of its Navy on the Sea of Azov by the end of the year. Earlier in Kiev said about the threat of "Russian occupation" of the coast.

The Nord Stream 2 project is important and significant for Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and Prime Ministers of the three Baltic countries.

Hurricane "Florence" came to the East coast of the United States. Several States have declared a state of emergency. Airports are closed until Saturday.