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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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FIGURE ALREADY SET Limit on number of whale kills to be released after G-20 summitJune 25, 2019 The central government will postpone announcing the maximum number of whales that can be killed for commercial purposes out of concerns of a backlash at the upcoming Group of 20 meeting in Osaka.
FORM OF 'HOSTAGE JUSTICE' Ghosn's wife blasts 'cruel' bail condition that keeps them apartJune 25, 2019 The wife of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., blasted the Japanese judicial system for cruelty in keeping her from her husband and accused the automaker of working with prosecutors for his "global character assassination."

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