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Republican senators ask U.N. chief for independent WHO review panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday asked the United Nations to conduct an independent review of the World Health Organization response to the coronavirus pandemic,...
Apr 24, 2020
FCC may revoke ability of four Chinese-controlled firms to operate in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday said it may revoke the ability of four Chinese government-controlled telecommunications companies to operate in the United ...
Apr 24, 2020
Ireland should consider forcing Google, Facebook to pay media for content: PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government should consider copying Australia's plan to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to share advertising revenue with local media, Prime Minister Leo Varad...
Apr 24, 2020
EU’s amorphous recovery fund bails out Italian PM, for now
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, struggling to map a way out of Italy's coronavirus crisis and facing political fire from all sides, has won much-needed breathing spa...
Apr 24, 2020
Tech & healthcare tighten grip on world stock markets
By Thyagaraju Adinarayan and Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) - The technology and healthcare sectors have tightened their grip on global stock markets since the coronavirus shock knocked world shares ...
Apr 24, 2020
Britain has set tight deadline, not moving in talks: EU’s Barnier
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The clock is ticking even more than before in talks on the future relationship between Britain and the European Union, but Britain is failing to move despite setting a tight timet...
Apr 24, 2020
Singtel secures $3 billion in bank credit for subsidiaries
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications' (Singtel) subsidiaries have secured close to $3 billion in bank credit facilities, it said on Friday. The deals include S$3.45 billion ($2.4 billion...
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus can cause extra delirium, but ‘no catastrophe’ in Belgian psychiatric hospital
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From serving more fries to patients to engaging them in sewing face masks, Belgian psychiatric hospitals have carefully adapted their routine to comply with coro...
Apr 24, 2020
Verizon loses 68,000 wireless subscribers as coronavirus takes toll
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc lost 68,000 phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill in the first quarter, as people stayed indoors due to lockdowns to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Analy...
Apr 24, 2020
Iran coronavirus death toll rises by 93 to 5,574: health official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 93 on Friday, to reach a total of 5,574, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on state TV. The total number of people di...
Apr 24, 2020
