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Stories for April 22nd 2020
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled for June suspended
A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to take place in the Rwandan capital Kigali in June has been postponed due to COVID-19, the organization said on Tuesday. A new date for the event, which takes place every two years, would be announced in due course, the body's London-based secretariat said in a statement.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:36 UTC
Booming sales for hand soaps and detergents boost Proctor & Gamble profits
Procter & Gamble Co beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Friday as it reported its best U.S. sales growth in decades thanks to consumers stockpiling cleaning essentials in lockdowns against the coronavirus.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:24 UTC
Ten world leading banks sued for allegedly rigging prices in US corporate bond market
Ten of the world's largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, have been sued for allegedly conspiring over nearly 14 years to rig prices in the US$9.6 trillion US corporate bond market, costing ordinary investors billions of dollars.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:17 UTC
Missouri state sues China's leadership over COVID-19 seeking billions in compensation
The US state of Missouri on Tuesday Apr 21 sued China's leadership over COVID-19, seeking damages over what it described as deliberate deception and insufficient action to stop the pandemic.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 07:06 UTC
Coca Cola sale volumes drop 25% globally since the beginning of April
Coca-Cola Co on Tuesday forecast a significant hit to current-quarter results as restaurants, theaters and other venues that represent about half of the company's revenue remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:35 UTC
UN chief urges governments to address climate change emergency, on 50th anniversary of Earth Day
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the “even deeper emergency” of climate change, in a message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
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Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:02 UTC
Players from leading Spanish clubs against closed training camps
Players from Spain's leading clubs have expressed concern about returning to work while the coronavirus is still a threat and are against La Liga's plans to hold closed training camps, the association of Spanish footballers' (AFE) has said.
