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Apple scraps curbs on online buyers of iPhones amid virus outbreak
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple has dropped a two-device limit on online purchases of iPhones, a check of its web stores showed on Monday, just days after changing the checkout procedure amid a coronavirus...
Mar 23, 2020
U.N. to create global coronavirus fund, Norway foreign ministry says
OSLO (Reuters) - The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, Norway's foreign ministry said on Monday. "A multi-donor fund under UN auspices will ...
Mar 23, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Afghanistan on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban, struck at th...
Mar 23, 2020
Prime Minister Modi tells Indians to save themselves from coronavirus as Delhi locks down
By Sanjeev Miglani and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Streets were deserted in the Indian capital on Monday and office buildings shuttered as a lockdown to halt the spread of the coronav...
Mar 23, 2020
Toyota plans to develop fuel cell truck with Hino unit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it would develop a heavy-duty fuel-cell truck with its subsidiary, Hino Motor Co, as it sees hydrogen technology as a zero-emissions alternat...
Mar 23, 2020
Robot designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline
By Martin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Researchers at one of China's top universities have designed a robot they say could help save lives on the frontline during the coronavirus outbreak. The machine...
Mar 23, 2020
SoftBank to sell up to $41 billion assets to fund another share buyback, reduce debt
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it would sell up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) in assets to fund a share buyback of up to 2 trillion yen and reduce debt. The share buyback is ...
Mar 23, 2020
South Korea reports 64 new coronavirus cases, total at 8,961
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 64 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the national tally to 8,961, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The new numbers extend ...
Mar 22, 2020
Venezuela prohibits company layoffs and suspends credit collections over coronavirus
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday a series of economic measures to address the financial fallout from the spread of the coronavirus in the country, including ...
Mar 22, 2020
China reports 39 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, all imported
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China had 39 new confirmed cases on Sunday, the country's National Health Commission said, down from 46 a day earlier. All of the new cases involved travellers arriving in...
Mar 22, 2020
