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Toshiba brushes off renewed push from CVC on acquisition bid

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TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday brushed off a fresh missive from CVC Partners about the global fund’s proposal to acquire the Japanese manufacturer,...

Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic

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<p>TOKYO &mdash; The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup...

Amid US strains, China’s Xi warns against ‘unilateralism’

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<p>BEIJING &mdash; Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance,...

EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies

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<p>BANGKOK &mdash; The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening...

Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic

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TOKYO — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup...

‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

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<p>NEW DELHI &mdash; Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours, as it tried unsuccessfully at six...

Amid US strains, China’s Xi warns against ‘unilateralism’

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BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance,...

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

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<p>HALLE, Belgium &mdash; There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst. Unfortunately, people have been stopped from enjoying them these...

EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies

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BANGKOK — The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the worsening...

Toshiba brushes off renewed push from CVC on acquisition bid

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<p>TOKYO &mdash; Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday brushed off a fresh missive from CVC Partners about the global fund’s proposal to acquire the Japanese manufacturer,...