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Amazon France CEO hopes can reopen warehouses 'very quickly'

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 08:34
Amazon does not know when its warehouses in France might reopen but hopes it can be soon, the head of its French business said on Friday.
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China's Wuhan hikes coronavirus death toll by 50% citing gaps in early testing

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 08:29
The Chinese city of Wuhan hiked its death toll from the novel coronavirus by 50% on Friday bringing the total to 3,869, state-run TV reported, confirming residents' worst fears amid rising international doubts about Beijing's handling of the outbreak.
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FBI official says foreign hackers have targeted COVID-19 research

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 08:19
A senior cybersecurity official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research into treatments for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus.
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Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 08:01
Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2.14 million globally and 143,744 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Friday.
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Switzerland's Roche joins race to make coronavirus antibody tests

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 07:05
Swiss drugmaker Roche aims by next month to offer blood tests to identify those who had been infected with the coronavirus, potentially helping inform locked-down nations of who might have some immunity and be able to resume work or contact with the public.
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 3,380 to 133,830: RKI

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 06:56
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 3,380 to 133,830, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday, marking a third straight day of new infections accelerating.
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Thailand reports 28 new coronavirus cases, one more death

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 06:50
Thailand on Friday reported 28 new coronavirus cases and one more death, an 85-year-old woman who had other health complications.
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Report says COVID-19 patients respond to Gilead's remdesivir, shares surge

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 05:50
Gilead Sciences Inc's shares surged 16% in after hours trading on Thursday following a media report detailing encouraging partial data from trials of the U.S. company's experimental drug remdesivir in severe COVID-19 patients.
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FCC chairman wants to greenlight Ligado's U.S.-wide 5G network

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 05:21
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) circulated on Thursday a draft order asking FCC members to approve Ligado Networks' low-power nationwide 5G network despite objections from the Defense Department and major U.S. airlines.
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China's Wuhan city revises up total coronavirus death toll by 1,290

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 05:17
China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Friday it had revised up its total coronavirus death toll by 1,290, according to state-run CCTV.
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New Zealand cites new deaths in case against lifting coronavirus lockdown

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 05:10
New Zealand justified its tough lockdown policies despite a significant drop in the number of coronavirus cases on Friday, with officials citing two new deaths as evidence of the risk from lifting social restrictions too soon.
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Mainland China reports new coronavirus cases drop to two-week low

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 04:23
Mainland China reported on Friday that new confirmed cases of the coronavirus fell to a two-week low, as infections involving travellers arriving from abroad sharply fell.
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Cuba will send medical team to Honduras to fight the coronavirus: health minister

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 04:04
Honduran Health Minister Alba Consuelo Flores said on Thursday that a Cuban medical brigade would join local medics in the fight against the novel coronavirus as it spreads in the poor Central American country.
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Moderna receives $483 million BARDA award for COVID-19 vaccine development

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 03:04
Moderna Inc said on Thursday that it received a $483 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to accelerate the development of its vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus.
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Verizon snaps up Zoom rival BlueJeans for less than $500 million

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 03:03
Verizon Communications Inc on Thursday agreed to buy BlueJeans Network Inc, a rival of Zoom Video Communications Inc, for less than $500 million as it looks to tap into the new-found popularity of video-conferencing apps.
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Facebook to notify users who have engaged with harmful COVID-19 posts

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 03:03
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19 which could cause physical harm, such as drinking bleach to cure the virus, and connect them to accurate information.
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Mexico could have nearly 56,000 coronavirus cases: health ministry

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 02:49
Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Thursday that the country might have as many as 55,951 people infected with the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, twice the estimated number reported last week.
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E-sports pull in more viewers as coronavirus halts live sports matches

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 02:44
Sports fans and players across the world frustrated by canceled matches because of the coronavirus epidemic are turning to e-sports, with professional real-world athletes joining virtual game tournaments of football, auto racing and basketball.
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UK extends lockdown measures for at least three more weeks

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 02:41
Britain extended its nationwide lockdown on Thursday as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home for at least another three weeks to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed over 138,000 lives globally.
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FDA approves synthetic swabs for coronavirus testing

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/17/2020 - 02:16
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday spun synthetic swabs could be used for coronavirus testing by collecting a sample from the front of the nose.
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