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Covid-19: Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021

Bloomberg The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be delayed by a year in the first postponement since the modern games began in the 19th century, becoming the biggest global event to be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach agreed to the unprecedented move in a telephone call on …

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Modi announces 21-day national lockdown as India battles virus

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed a three-week long nationwide lockdown and allocated an extra $1.97 billion for health care to contain the spread of coronavirus infections which are now spiking in the South Asian nation. “If we listen to health experts we know that 21 days are crucial to break the cycle of transmission,” Modi said in his …

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PG&E agrees to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter

Bloomberg PG&E Corp agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadliest wildfire in California history. The bankrupt utility will pay $4 million in fines for its role in the 2018 Camp Fire, which was sparked by PG&E power lines, according to a statement Monday. The blaze killed 85 people in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada …

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