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Google cancels annual developer conference on coronavirus fears
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday canceled its annual developer conference, two weeks after calling off the in-person portion of the event due to the coronavirus outbreak. In contrast, Apple...
Mar 20, 2020
In relief for Canada’s agriculture sector, temporary foreign workers to be allowed in
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will allow temporary foreign workers with valid visas to enter the country, officials said on Friday, offering possible salvation to the agriculture industr...
Mar 20, 2020
Netflix creates $100 million fund to help displaced film and TV workers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has established a $100 million fund to assist workers on film and television productions that have been shut down due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the compan...
Mar 20, 2020
Kraft Heinz talks with Amazon, Walmart daily to speed food deliveries
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz speaks daily with Amazon.com and Walmart Inc , hoping to speed up deliveries as customers worldwide stay home and shop online to protect themselves from t...
Mar 20, 2020
Orange CEO asks for delay of Disney+ streaming launch in France
PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of telecoms operator Orange called on Friday for a delay to the launch of Walt Disney's streaming services in France to avoid overloading networks amid the countr...
Mar 20, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,032
ROME (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4% -- by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms si...
Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus spreads fear, isolation, death to elderly worldwide
By Linda So, Joseph Tanfani, Tim Cocks and Tim Kelly (Reuters) - Grace Dowell, a 63-year-old grandmother, has stopped grocery shopping and canceled all her doctor's appointments. No one is allowed int...
Mar 20, 2020
Lyft offers drivers to sign up for delivery services, founders donate salaries during coronavirus
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc on Friday told drivers they could sign up for delivery services for healthcare, government services and groceries as ride-hailing demand plummeted during the rapid ...
Mar 20, 2020
Uber suspends taxi service in Saudi Arabia until further notice: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - Uber Taxi suspended its operations in Saudi Arabia until further notice due to measures announced by interior ministry, a company statement said on Friday. Saudi Arabia has suspended...
Mar 20, 2020
Spain to treat thousands of coronavirus patients in conference hall as toll tops 1,000
By Emma Pinedo and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities said on Friday they would turn a Madrid conference center into a giant makeshift military hospital for thousands of coronavirus ...
Mar 20, 2020
