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Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries and the EU High Representative have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the ongoing large build up of Russian military forces on Ukraine's borders and in illegally-annexed Crimea.
Thai authorities have ordered the temporary closure of bars and nightclubs in Bangkok and 40 other provinces, following mass coronavirus infections at several such venues.
Pandemic-related bankruptcies in Japan hit 1,300
A credit research firm says more than 1,300 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt since February last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Teikoku Databank says the tally was at 1,301 as of Monday. It includes companies that have filed for bankruptcy, or suspended operations to begin legal liquidation procedures.
Bars and restaurants topped the list of industries with 218 cases, followed by construction firms at 117, and hotels and inns at 87.
The number has been rising since the third wave of cases arose late last year. Last month saw the largest number of bankruptcies at 172, followed by February at 134, and January at 125.