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Renault to cut down 15,000 jobs amid coronavirus outbreak
May 29, 2020 04:06Renault has said it was launching talks with unions to restructure several French car plants, potentially leading to closures, as it confirmed plans to cut around 15,000 jobs worldwide.
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Japan slips into recession, slump set to worsen as pandemic wreaks havoc
May 18, 2020 01:37Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis ravages businesses and consumers.
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Pandemic sets Japan on course for deep recession as spending, services plunge
May 08, 2020 08:09Japan's household spending has plunged in March and service-sector activity shrank at a record pace in April, reinforcing expectations that the coronavirus pandemic is tipping the world's third-largest economy into deep recession.
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US must remove sanctions if it truly seeks to help Iran in virus fight: Rouhani
May 05, 2020 12:41President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at the United States for intensifying its illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation at a time when the country is fighting a deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying Washington should first lift the bans to prove its sincerity in offering help to the Islamic Republic in the battle.
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300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan found to be faulty
Apr 28, 2020 08:11Some 300,000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty, media reports said, the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the pandemic.
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Japan’s NDC climate plan amounts to science denial
Apr 06, 2020 10:45Japan recently submitted a ‘new’ climate action plan largely reiterating its old targets for 2030. This is not just woefully inadequate for meeting larger climate goals, it also negates science and sets a bad precedent, especially as COVID-19 engulfs the planet.
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IOC President Bach encourages everyone to stay strong
Apr 06, 2020 09:33International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach encouraged people to stay active, strong and healthy during the coronavirus crisis, before celebrating Tokyo 2020 as a festival of resilience and solidarity.
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Iranian scientists looking at stem cell technology to treat COVID-19: Report
Mar 29, 2020 01:34An Iranian stem cell scientist has rejected reports that the drug to treat COVID-19 is produced in the country, clarifying his team of experts are working on experimental therapeutic stem cell methods to treat the patients.
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G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese
Mar 26, 2020 02:58The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
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Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021 over coronavirus pandemic
Mar 24, 2020 09:53The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.