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Amazon, Facebook ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 17:16
Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc on Thursday joined Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work from home after several people in the region were infected with the coronavirus.
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Unshackled by EU, countries have fiscal freedom to fight coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 17:16
The European Union is giving governments all the fiscal leeway they need to individually deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus and may decide on a more concerted stimulus if the economy suffers severely, officials said on Thursday.
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$194 for hand sanitizer? You must be joking

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 17:16
Britain's competition watchdog has warned retailers against price gouging on highly sought after goods in the coronavirus outbreak, as prices of disinfectants and hand sanitizers online soared to as much as 40 times normal rates.
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California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 17:16
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation's largest outbreak.
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Top French court deals blow to Uber by giving driver 'employee' status

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 16:43
France's top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee, a ruling that could upend the U.S. firm's business model and potentially require it to pay more taxes and benefits such as paid holidays.
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Robotic arm designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 14:30
Researchers at one of China's top universities have designed a robot they say could help save lives on the frontline during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo raises $60 million, total funding $88 million

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 13:09
Israeli startup Hailo, which develops artificial intelligence chips, said on Thursday it raised $60 million in a funding round, bringing its total financing to date to $88 million.
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South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang stretched by order surge as coronavirus cases jump

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 11:35
As South Korea's coronavirus cases leapt above 5,000 this week, mask-wearing workers at a logistics center run by e-commerce firm Coupang Corp raced to disinfect trucks and load thousands of boxes of microwavable rice, disposable diapers and kitchen towels.
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Online voting at AGMs in demand as coronavirus spreads: Swiss tech firm

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 10:31
Online voting at annual shareholder meetings (AGMs) has jumped since the coronavirus outbreak as investors shun large gatherings because of travel restrictions or fear of infection, Swiss tech firm Sherpany said.
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India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry: sources

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 09:59
India is planning to backstop its growing electronics sector by arranging to airlift components from China, three government officials said, as it tries to contain the fallout from the coronavirus crisis in China.
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Finland's Nokia announces 5G partnership with Intel

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 09:31
Finland's Nokia Oyj has entered into partnership with Intel to accelerate its so-far sluggish shift to 5G, the company said on Thursday, a day after announcing a similar deal with Marvell Technology .
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Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to Indonesian army's Papua campaign

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 09:23
Twitter and Facebook have suspended more than 80 accounts following a Reuters investigation that linked them to a network of news sites backed by the Indonesian army that publish pro-government propaganda about the restive region of Papua.
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Facebook confirms contractor in Seattle diagnosed with coronavirus

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 08:20
Facebook Inc on Thursday confirmed that a contractor at a Seattle office has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and the social media giant said it would close that location until March 9.
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Apple, Netflix pull out of South by Southwest festival amid coronavirus outbreak

Technology News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 07:28
Apple Inc and Netflix Inc said they were pulling out of the South by Southwest music and tech festival to be held later this month, amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Singapore's Tuas port among key projects facing coronavirus delays

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:42
Singapore's transport minister has warned a coronavirus outbreak could cause delays to construction of multi-billion-dollar projects in the wealthy Asian city-state, such as a fifth terminal at Changi airport and the port of Tuas.
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Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:37
Japan's Olympics minister said the country is committed to hosting the summer games as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country.
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Laboratories meet with White House, form consortium for coronavirus tests

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:37
The Trump administration met with private lab test developers on Wednesday to discuss increasing the availability of tests for the coronavirus and said that the companies had formed a consortium.
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Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:37
The fast-spreading coronavirus has reached some 80 nations with more new cases now reported outside China where the flu-like illness first emerged late last year.
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U.S. House to vote on coronavirus funding on Wednesday

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:37
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on legislation to provide $8.3 billion in emergency funding to address the spreading coronavirus, said U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
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Anges to develop coronavirus vaccine with Osaka University

Health News (Reuters) - Thu, 03/05/2020 - 05:20
Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges inc said on Thursday it would join hands with Osaka University to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
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