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"The Obama administration has remarked the United States is postponing negotiations for a landmark free trade deal with the European Union due to a partial shutdown of the U.S. government."

"The frontline in the battle against doping lies a long way from the floodlit stadiums in which athletes ply their trade. This is the world of dawn knocks waking reluctant athletes who start their day by weeing into a bottle in front of a stranger wearing plastic gloves and flourishing an anti-doping ID card."

"In early Asian trade on Monday, the United States dollar was on the back foot against the yen and the Swiss franc with little progress made over the U.S. budget standoff, keeping the dollar stuck close to lows of eight months against a basket of major currencies due to US government shutdown."