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Mother of invention: the new gadgets dreamt up to fight coronavirus
By Josephine Mason, Peter Henderson and Luiza Ilie LONDON/OAKLAND/BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his min...
Apr 01, 2020
U.S., South Korea scramble to seal defence cost-sharing deal as thousands put on unpaid leave
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. troops in South Korea on Wednesday called for negotiators to quickly resolve a cost-sharing dispute that has put more than 4,000 ...
Apr 01, 2020
Apple doubles China donations for COVID-19 recovery efforts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple more than doubled its donation to China's efforts to fight COVID-19 to over 50 million yuan ($7 million), CEO Tim Cook posted on Weibo on Wednesday, weeks after the iPhone m...
Mar 31, 2020
China starts to report asymptomatic coronavirus cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities began on Wednesday reporting on asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus as part of an effort to allay public fears that people could be spreading the virus...
Mar 31, 2020
Japan on brink of emergency as coronavirus spreads: government spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to increase in the country, its top government spokesman said on Wednesday. Chief C...
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. says two locally employed staff at foreign missions died of the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions, one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died of the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said o...
Mar 31, 2020
SoftBank names Goldman alumnus Taiichi Hoshino head of investment planning dept
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it has appointed former Goldman Sachs banker Taiichi Hoshino as head of a new investment planning department, as the group increases oversight o...
Mar 31, 2020
Tokyo may keep city-run schools closed through early May: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo is considering keeping city-operated schools closed through early May, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported on Wednesday, a day after coronavirus infections in...
Mar 31, 2020
Marriott says 5.2 million guests exposed in new data breach
(Reuters) - Marriott International Inc said on Tuesday information of about 5.2 million hotel guests was breached, the second such incident for the hotel operator in less than two years. It said the b...
Mar 31, 2020
Xerox abandons $35 billion hostile bid for HP: sources
(Reuters) - Xerox Holdings Corp decided on Tuesday to abandon its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP Inc after the coronavirus-induced market turmoil put the brakes on its takeover campaign...
Mar 31, 2020
