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Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung’s virus-hit first quarter profit
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics' memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but f...
Apr 05, 2020
Stay home and karaoke: Tencent’s JOOX sees usage spike in Southeast Asia
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lockdowns and travel retrictions prompted by the new coronavirus have been a boon to JOOX, Chinese tech giant Tencent's international music streaming platform, driving ...
Apr 05, 2020
UK PM Johnson admitted to hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for the virus, alt...
Apr 05, 2020
Mexico’s president to lay out ‘unorthodox’ coronavirus plan to shield the poor, economy
By Drazen Jorgic MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday will outline measures to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak with a focus on shi...
Apr 05, 2020
Malta locks down migrants camp, puts 1,000 in quarantine after COVID cluster
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Some 1,000 African migrants were placed under mandatory quarantine on Sunday after an outbreak of COVID-19 and their camp at Hal Far in the south of Malta was surrounded by police...
Apr 05, 2020
UK’s Queen Elizabeth invokes WW2 spirit: we can defeat the coronavirus
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolat...
Apr 05, 2020
British postman delivers fancy dress joy to isolating residents
LONDON (Reuters) - British postman Glen Walton has delivered letters and parcels dressed as a robber, a wrestler, a princess and Pokemon character Pikachu to cheer up residents stuck in their houses w...
Apr 05, 2020
France’s coronavirus daily death toll slows: health ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - France's daily death toll from the novel coronavirus fell in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday. The health ministry data showed that 357 people died from COVID-19...
Apr 05, 2020
Indians light lamps to challenge darkness of coronavirus crisis
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Indians switched off their lights and came out onto their balconies and doorsteps with lamps, candles and flashlights on Sunday, responding to Prime M...
Apr 05, 2020
UK coronavirus deaths could reach 7,000 to 20,000: Ferguson
LONDON (Reuters) - UK deaths from the coronavirus could rise to between about 7,000 and 20,000 under measures taken to slow the spread of the virus, Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College in L...
Apr 05, 2020
