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Nissan-Renault Alliance to Share More Parts, Technology
The auto alliance of Nissan and Renault said Wednesday it will be sharing more vehicle parts, technology and models to save costs as the industry struggles to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Latest: South Korea May Reimpose Social Distancing Rules
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
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EU to Unveil Virus Recovery Plan Amid Split Over Way Ahead
The European Union unveiling a massive coronavirus recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros to help countries rebuild their ailing economies, but the bloc remains deeply divided over what conditions should be attached to the funds.
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Hypocrisy Gone Viral? Officials Set Bad COVID-19 Examples
?Do as I say, but not as I do? was the message many British saw in the behavior of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s key aide, who traveled hundreds of miles with coronavirus symptoms during the country’s lockdown.
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Swarms of Desert Locusts Threaten India’s Summer Crops
An invasion by swarms of desert locusts has devastated crops in India’s heartland, threatening an already vulnerable region that is struggling with the economic cost of coronavirus lockdown.
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American Virus Deaths at 100,000: What Does a Number Mean?
The fraught, freighted number of this particular American moment is a round one brimming with zeroes: 100,000. A hundred thousands. A thousand hundreds. Five thousand score. More than 8,000 dozen. All dead.
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Sweet 16: NHL Playoffs Qualifying Round Tough to Predict
The NHL’s regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer.
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South African Bans on Tobacco, Liquor Amid Virus Stir Debate
A soccer mom in one of Cape Town’s posh suburbs drops off a cardboard box of blankets to a neighbor. Inside the box are several bottles of red wine.
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Rights Group Urges Inquiry Into Philippine Drug War Killings
Human Rights Watch is calling on the U.N.?s top human rights body to launch an independent investigation into the Philippine government?s drug war that has left thousands dead, pointing in particular to its harmful effects on children.
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‘A Step Toward Normalcy’-NHL Shapes a Return to Play Plan
Rosy as the news might sound, Gary Bettman made no promises in announcing the NHL has the framework of a plan in place to return to the ice.