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Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 3,294: Health Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose on Friday to 3,294 as it claimed 134 lives in the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur. The total n...
Apr 03, 2020
Medical aid marooned as Africa shuts borders amid coronavirus pandemic
By Edward McAllister and Antoine Rolland DAKAR/BANGUI (Reuters) - Medical charity Alima planned to open an emergency operating theatre this week in Burkina Faso, but the project has stalled because th...
Apr 03, 2020
Pakistan, Bangladesh try to stop Friday prayers to avert coronavirus spike
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ruma Paul ISLAMABAD/DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Pakistan will enforce a strict lockdown to prevent people from going to mosques to offer Friday prayers and fuel a rise i...
Apr 03, 2020
Coronavirus threatens to knock South Korea off 5G leadership perch
By Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is struggling to retain its lead in global next-generation 5G telecom services, as the coronavirus pandemic further cools sentiment of co...
Apr 03, 2020
Google releases location data to show if coronavirus lockdowns working in 131 countries
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many g...
Apr 03, 2020
Samsung Electronics shuts U.S. factory after two coronavirus cases
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it has suspended its home appliance factory in the United States after two of its workers had tested positive for coronavirus. The South Korea...
Apr 02, 2020
The religious retreat that sparked India’s major coronavirus manhunt
By Devjyot Ghoshal, Aftab Ahmed and Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It was late on Sunday night when officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh received the alert. Federal authorities...
Apr 02, 2020
Amazon executive on defense after comments about warehouse protest leader
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's general counsel on Thursday said his emotions clouded his judgment when he wrote meeting notes in which he allegedly outlined a public relations strategy against a protest...
Apr 02, 2020
Australia grapples with coronavirus case tracing as state border controls bolstered
By Jonathan Barrett and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - The leader of Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, said on Friday that authorities did not plan to impose further lockdown restrictio...
Apr 02, 2020
U.S. gig workers seeking coronavirus jobless benefits hit bureaucratic wall
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber and Lyft drivers are hitting a wall in their efforts to apply for the coronavirus jobless benefits promised by Congress as state agencies say they are not ready to hand...
Apr 02, 2020
