The nation also plans to stop restaurants giving out single-use straws by the end of 2020 and will force them to reduce the use of all single-use plastic items by nearly a third.
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The decision by Britain. Germany and France to trigger a dispute settlement mechanism featured in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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