In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

[Q]: この主張は「フランチャイズ店店長の雇用練習の精密な検査をする過程において、我々はくまない調査を始めた」とする声明を述べた会社によって否定されている。
[A]: The claim is refuted by the company who said in a statement "We have begun a thorough investigation during which we have scrutinised the franchisee's employment practices."


[Q]: OPECは、2007年11月1日まで一日当たりの石油産出量を500,000バレルまで増やすことに同意した。
[A]: OPEC has agreed that by November 1, 2007, they will increase the amount of barrels of oil they produce by 500,000 barrels a day.


[Q]: この地方の停電は、地元の電気ネットワークへの損害による爆発が原因だった。
[A]:
A power cut in the area was also caused by the blast due to damage to the local electricity network.