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Mexico coronavirus infections rise to 14,677 cases and 1,351 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday reported 835 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 46 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 14,677 cases an...
Apr 26, 2020
Amazon tests screening new merchants for fraud via video calls in pandemic
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is piloting the use of video conference calls to verify the identity of merchants who wish to sell goods on its websites, in a new plan to counter fraud without in-person me...
Apr 26, 2020
Israel’s top court says government must legislate COVID-19 phone-tracking
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Citing grave dangers to privacy, Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Sunday that the government must bring its use of mobile phone tracking deployed in the battle ag...
Apr 26, 2020
French coronavirus deaths reach 22,856 as government eyes how to ease lockdown
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - The death toll in France from the coronavirus has risen by 242 to 22,856, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the government prepares to see how it might ease a...
Apr 26, 2020
Chile to push ahead with coronavirus ‘release certificates’ despite WHO warning
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile will push ahead with previously announced "release certificates" for recovered COVID-19 patients despite a World Health Organization warning that there was ...
Apr 26, 2020
Canada’s coronavirus death toll rises by under 6% in a day: official data
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by under 6% to 2,489 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Sunday. The figure for ...
Apr 26, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 655 to 37,845, with 66 new deaths -authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 655 to 37,845, health authorities said on Sunday, with 66 new deaths. The country's death toll stands at 4,475...
Apr 26, 2020
Mink found to have coronavirus on two Dutch farms: ministry
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two mink farms in the Netherlands have been put into quarantine after animals were found to be infected with the new coronavirus, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday, urging ...
Apr 26, 2020
Israeli firm raises $5 million for tech to recognize mask-covered faces
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognize faces concealed by masks, goggles and plastic shields, raised $5 million from Awz Ventures, a Canadian fund focus...
Apr 26, 2020
India’s Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing norms, as cases of c...
Apr 26, 2020
