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LETDOWN AT G-20 MEET Joint statement not expected after Abe-Putin talks in OsakaJune 26, 2019 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not issue a joint statement after their upcoming talks, sources said, dashing hopes for progress toward a peace treaty at the Group of 20 summit.
RED-LIGHT DISTRICT CLOSED Sex industry covers up to help Osaka police at G-20 summitJune 26, 2019 OSAKA--High-profile international events often provide big business for the seedier sections of the host city. But in Osaka’s Tobitashinchi red-light district, potential patrons seeking sex-related services will likely find white curtains instead of nubile flesh during the Group of 20 summit.

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: Sex industry covers up to help Osaka police at G-20 summit
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