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WeWork special committee files lawsuit against SoftBank after tender offer falls through
(Reuters) - The special committee on the board of The We Company, which operates office-sharing startup WeWork, has filed a lawsuit against its largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp , challenging it...
Apr 07, 2020
In a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world last year, pushing the United States out of the top spot it has held since t...
Apr 07, 2020
Taiwan tells agencies not to use Zoom on security grounds
(Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications Inc's conferencing app, the latest blow to the company as it battles criticism of its booming platform...
Apr 07, 2020
Japan set to announce coronavirus emergency, finalise near $1 trillion stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a state of emergency on Tuesday for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures to stem a worrying rise in coronavirus infection...
Apr 06, 2020
Mainland China reports 32 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, down from 39 cases a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. All of the new confirmed cases ...
Apr 06, 2020
From filmmaker to medicine courier: volunteers helped Wuhan’s virus fight
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) - While most people in the Chinese city of Wuhan were hunkered down in their homes at the height of the country's coronavirus outbreak, Lin Wenhua was out on the e...
Apr 06, 2020
Mexico reports 296 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 2,439
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has registered 296 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country's total to 2,439 cases and 125 deaths, the health ministry said in a press conference on Monday. (Thi...
Apr 06, 2020
Samsung Electronics says first-quarter profit likely rose 3%, beating estimates
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely rose 3% from a year earlier, slightly beating analysts' forecasts as chip sales helped cushion th...
Apr 06, 2020
Roku launches ad-funded streaming channel in ‘stay-at-home’ Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Streaming-device maker Roku Inc launched its Roku Channel in Britain on Tuesday, offering free access to more than 10,000 movies, TV episodes and documentaries at a time when the co...
Apr 06, 2020
U.S. chipmaking industry pushes back on proposed export rule changes
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Industry groups are pushing back on proposed changes to U.S. export controls that would impact the sale of certain semiconductors and other technology to China, while hig...
Apr 06, 2020
