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Europe's social welfare net shows signs of wear from virus

by Associated Press
| May 29, 2020 4:27 AM

PARIS (AP) — Europe's extensive social welfare net was showing signs of fraying under economic strain from the coronavirus, as protests erupted Friday for a second day in Spain against layoffs by French carmaker Renault, while Italy's chief central banker warned that “uncertainty is rife.”

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