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The official PMI came in at 49.9 for July, down from 50.0 the month before.
The Olympic Games opening is scheduled for August 5.
China, and other BRICS countries, are not among the TPP nations.
While not yet compensating for billions in outflow in past years, investors have started to return to emerging market nations post-Brexit.
Beijing called a recent international tribunal ruling on South China Sea 'a farce'.
The meeting was held ahead of a UNSC open debate on "Peace-building in Africa".
Talks between unions and the mining companies started this month.
Russia had hoped to send 387 athletes to Rio.
Global measles deaths have decreased by 79%, according to WHO, from about 546,800 in 2000 to 114,900 in 2014
Apple said it sold 40.4 million iPhones in the third quarter, down 15 per cent from the year-ago quarter.
