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Japan’s Abe Calls for Nations to Support WHO After Trump Cuts

Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, on April 17.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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By Isabel Reynolds

April 17, 2020 at 11:27 AM UTC

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the international community to rally around the World Health Organization and said the body’s problems should be addressed once the coronavirus outbreak is contained.