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Trump says halting World Health Organization funding over its handling of virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to at least temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the c...
Apr 14, 2020
No trade-off between health and economy, Sunak says
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he did not see a trade-off between measures to combat the health impact of the coronavirus and the country's economic wellbeing, after gove...
Apr 14, 2020
Washington AG sues Facebook over political ads
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Washington state's attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads on Tuesday, saying the social media giant once again failed t...
Apr 14, 2020
Comcast’s Peacock to launch with limited original shows amid coronavirus
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - NBCUniversal's long awaited streaming service Peacock will launch free to some Comcast Corp customers on Wednesday with a limited slate of new content, as productions for it...
Apr 14, 2020
U.S. military says coronavirus likely occurred naturally but not certain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military believes that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally, as opposed to being developed in a Chinese laboratory, but there is still no certainty either way, the...
Apr 14, 2020
Exclusive: Stay off Zoom, Google Hangouts, Standard Chartered chief tells staff
By Anshuman Daga and Imani Moise SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc is the first major global bank to tell employees not to use Zoom Video Communications Inc during the coronavirus ...
Apr 14, 2020
Time for a haircut? Iceland to begin lifting lockdown in May
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland plans to ease some of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions by allowing hair salons, museums and schools to reopen in early May, but its government said night clubs, gym...
Apr 14, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 107 to 1,403: health minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 4,062 in the past 24 hours, and 107 more people have died, taking the death toll to 1,403, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca sa...
Apr 14, 2020
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters) - Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has be...
Apr 14, 2020
Apple launches tool to track people movement to curb virus spread
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday it has released a tool based on Apple Maps that will help governments fight the spread of coronavirus by showing the change in volume of people driving, walking o...
Apr 14, 2020
