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                  UN Adopts First Arms-Trade Regulation Treaty

   The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on
   global arms trade.
   The treaty is intended to regulate the $80-billion-a-year conventional
   arms trade. Conventional arms range from light weapons to battle tanks
   and warships.
   The assembly voted 154-3 for a resolution that will open the treaty for
   signature beginning in June.
   Syria, North Korea and Iran, which had stalled the treaty last week,
   voted against it. Russia was among the 23 abstentions.
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