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As coronavirus looms over Olympics, Japan PM urges two-week curbs on sports events
February 26, 2020 14:30 pm
TOKYO, Feb 26: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks as the country battles to stem coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be canceled.
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