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Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote has bought the Japanese operations of toy chain Toys 'R' Us, and will inherit all 150 stores nationwide. The deal secures the future of the brand's shops in Japan, drawing wide attention as the global toy retailer has faced repeated financial troubles abroad.
- 2US Stands Alone in Ideological Objections to Pandemic Accord Wording●While the US was not the only nation to object to some of the wording, it was the only one who objected on ideological r
Negotiations over the global pandemic agreement have drawn objections from several countries on specific wording, but observers note the United States was unique in raising ideological rather than intellectual property concerns. Commenters are highlighting the contrast between the US stance and other nations' more technical objections, framing it as a sign of the politicisation of pandemic preparedness talks.