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UNITED STATES

Official: Ministers agree on TPP

Pacific trade ministers have reached a deal on the most sweeping trade liberalization pact in a generation that will cut trade barriers and set common standards for 12 countries, an official familiar with the talks said on Monday. Leaders from a dozen Pacific Rim nations were poised to announce the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact later on Monday. The deal could reshape industries and influence everything from the price of cheese to the cost of cancer treatments.