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Cleaning product makers race to labs to bolster coronavirus claims

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:55
As global makers of household cleaners race to pitch their products as coronavirus killers, one major company, Reckitt Benckiser , may have a leg up on the competition.
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Even among young men, healthier diet tied to higher sperm counts

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:40
(Reuters Health) - Young men who care about their sperm quality might want to lay off the cheeseburgers and fries, according to a new study that links a typical Western diet with a lower sperm count.
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Google, Walmart join government effort to speed up coronavirus testing, Trump says

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:24
Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday, as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers set up drive-through tests in parking lots.
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Spain declares emergency as coronavirus shuts down parades, schools, shops

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:05
Major Spanish regions shut shops, bars and restaurants, car plants ground to a halt and Easter parades were canceled as Spain prepared to enter a 15-day state of emergency on Friday, in a sharp escalation of its fight against the coronavirus.
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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 23:01
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world's most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on Friday to focus on philanthropic works related to global health, education and climate change.
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Google's Verily in early stages of developing a coronavirus tool

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:57
Google said a life sciences division, Verily, is in the early stages of developing a tool to help triage Americans who may need testing for the coronavirus.
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Google's Verily in early stages of developing a coronavirus tool

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:57
Google said a life sciences division, Verily, is in the early stages of developing a tool to help triage Americans who may need testing for the coronavirus.
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Number of U.S. adults at risk for blindness on the rise

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:51
(Reuters Health) - The proportion of U.S. adults at high risk for blindness has grown over a 15-year period and so has the share who say they cannot afford eyeglasses, according to a new study.
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Washington state's death toll from coronavirus jumps to 37

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:42
The death toll in Washington state from coronavirus has surged by six to a total of 37, Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday as he issued new executive orders intended to reduce the spread of the respiratory illness.
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Former NATO chief Javier Solana has coronavirus: source

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:41
Former NATO secretary general Javier Solana was admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, a source told Reuters, adding that his health was evolving positively and that he had been put under observation as a precaution.
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Trump declares U.S. emergency as coronavirus chaos spreads

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:22
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more federal aid to combat a disease that has infected over 138,000 people worldwide and left more than 5,000 dead.
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Poland to close borders to foreigners, quarantine returnees

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:00
Poland will ban foreigners from entering the country from Sunday and impose a 14-day quarantine on its citizens returning home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.
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Hezbollah: Not against aid, even from IMF, but depends on terms

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 22:00
Hezbollah does not oppose foreign aid to Lebanon, even from the International Monetary Fund, as long as the help does not impose conditions that harm the national interest, its leader said on Friday.
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Factbox: Here's what the new U.S. restrictions on Europe mean for travelers

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:59
The United States will suspend travel from certain European countries for 30 days beginning at midnight on Friday as part of an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:54
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
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Alphabet shares surge 9% after Trump praises Google for coronavirus website

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:48
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc closed up more than 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the search giant would create a website to help determine whether individuals need a coronavirus test or not.
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Kosovo confirms first coronavirus cases, an Italian and a Kosovar

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:47
Kosovo reported its first coronavirus cases on Friday, in a 20-year-old Italian woman and a 77-year-old Kosovar man.
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Google to develop website to help with coronavirus test: Trump

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 21:09
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc rose more than 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said the search giant would create a website to help determine whether individuals need a coronavirus test or not.
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Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:45
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing what he said was about $50 billion in federal aid to fight the disease.
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Italy's coronavirus deaths surge as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 20:39
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country, as the worst-affected Lombardy region asked for a complete shutdown of factories and offices.
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