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South Korea doubles rescue package to $80 billion amid coronavirus woes
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the government will double a planned rescue package to contain mounting economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus to 100 t...
Mar 23, 2020
Google asks users about symptoms for Carnegie Mellon coronavirus forecasting effort
By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday that over the last three days it had surveyed some users about their health at the request of Carnegie Mellon University r...
Mar 23, 2020
Philippines reports 39 new coronavirus cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 39 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country's total to 501. The number of patients who have died from the virus is 33. ...
Mar 23, 2020
India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future
By Alexandra Ulmer and Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shaikh Bahaduresha, 31, lived on Mumbai's streets for two months last year, unable to make ends meet on his meager taxi-driving profits of...
Mar 23, 2020
Thailand reports second coronavirus death, cabinet to meet
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported its second coronavirus death on Tuesday, a heath ministry official said. The country has confirmed 721 cases of infection. The ministry will hold a news conferenc...
Mar 23, 2020
Mexico reports 367 coronavirus cases and two more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico had 367 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country on Monday, up from 316 the day before, deputy health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell said, with a total of four deaths....
Mar 23, 2020
South Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases, total 9,037
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 76 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, maintaining a downward trend in new infections which raised hopes that Asia's largest outbreak outside China may be slowing....
Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus drags car dealers into digital commerce
By Tina Bellon and Ben Klayman NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-pers...
Mar 23, 2020
Facebook lowers video quality in Latin America, following Europe
By Gabriela Mello SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will lower video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Latin America, replicating measures adopted in Europe, to ease network conge...
Mar 23, 2020
Uber appoints former Mattel CEO Robert Eckert to board
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it had appointed consumer industry veteran Robert Eckert to its board as an independent director. The ride-hailing firm said https://bit.ly/2UaPlps it ...
Mar 23, 2020
