That is broadly in line with the approach advocated by Google and US telecoms firm Verizon in a joint statement issued earlier this year.

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In a joint statement, the US Federal Reserve and other major US banking regulators said the deal "provides for a more stable banking system that is less prone to excessive risk-taking".

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Mr Netanyahu and US envoy George Mitchell released a joint statement after their four-hour meeting at the Park Lane Hotel, saying Israeli officials would meet Mr Mitchell again next week, AFP news agency reported.

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Following are some takeaways from the Joint Statement by Brazil President Rousseff and US President Obama.

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In 2010, the ambassadors of 12 countries, including the US, UK, Australia and Germany, signed a joint statement urging Japan to adopt the 1980 Hague Convention.

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Later, a joint statement by the UK, France and the US demanded that Gaddafi's troops stop their advance on Benghazi and pull back from the towns on Ajdabiya, Misrata, and Zawiya.

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He later issued a statement saying the US and China were able "to underscore our joint commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner".

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