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As Spain battles virus, medics’ unions hit out
By Emma Pinedo and Joan Faus MADRID (Reuters) - When Spain's first case of coronavirus was recorded on Jan. 31 - a German tourist in La Gomera, one of the remote Canary Islands - there seemed little c...
Apr 02, 2020
Pakistan court commutes death sentence of key accused in Daniel Pearl killing: lawyer
KARACHI (Reuters) - A Pakistani court has commuted the death sentences of the main person accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and acquitted three ot...
Apr 02, 2020
WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, adding that there are signs of a flattening of th...
Apr 02, 2020
Guatemalan migrant in U.S. custody positive for coronavirus: foreign ministry
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan migrant in U.S. custody has been hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States, the Guatemalan foreign ministry said on Wednesday. It was t...
Apr 02, 2020
Delivery Hero takes steps to support struggling restaurants
BERLIN (Reuters) - Delivery Hero , one of the world's top online food delivery marketplaces, announced measures on Thursday to support restaurants that are trying to survive coronavirus lockdowns by r...
Apr 02, 2020
China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after coronavirus
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus. Scientist...
Apr 01, 2020
Mexico president urges firms to pay workers, avoid usury in coronavirus crisis
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Wednesday turned up the heat on companies during the coronavirus crisis, saying they should keep paying workers or face public scorn, even ...
Apr 01, 2020
SoftBank to abandon $3 billion deal for additional WeWork shares
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp will not complete a $3 billion tender offer for additional WeWork shares agreed last year with its shareholders, a special committee of the U.S.-based shared-of...
Apr 01, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. officials agree on new ways to control high tech exports to China – sources
By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and ...
Apr 01, 2020
Tile says Apple’s behavior is anticompetitive and has ‘gotten worse, not better’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tile Inc, which helps users find lost items, told a congressional panel on Wednesday that Apple failed to live up to promises aimed at resolving a dispute between the two compan...
Apr 01, 2020
