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Delayed by sanctions, border checks, first medical aid trickles into North Korea
By Ju-min Park and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The first shipments of international medical aid are due to arrive at North Korea's borders this week to shore up its defenses against the coronavirus, ...
Mar 19, 2020
‘Buy as much as possible’ – Taiwan sees boon to panic buying
TAIPEI (Reuters) - People in Taiwan were told to buy as much as possible during the coronavirus outbreak, as the island's premier struck a distinctly different approach to panic buying by advising the...
Mar 19, 2020
Brazil bars certain foreigners, allows Americans, as coronavirus spreads
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil late on Thursday announced it will bar citizens from certain countries affected by the coronavirus outbreak from entering the country, but exempted t...
Mar 19, 2020
Former Uber self-driving head Levandowski agrees to plea deal over Google secrets
By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Anthony Levandowski, known for advancing self-driving car technology in the last decade, agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to taking sensitive documents from ...
Mar 19, 2020
Sellers’ Amazon loans at risk as company limits warehouses to essential goods
By Krystal Hu and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some Amazon sellers say the online retailer's abrupt decision to stop receiving non-essential inventory in response to the coronavirus...
Mar 19, 2020
Tesla to temporarily suspend production at Fremont factory
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Thursday it has decided to temporarily suspend production at its Fremont factory from Tuesday. The factory in New York will also suspend production, it said. (Reporting b...
Mar 19, 2020
Exclusive: Trump cancels G7 at Camp David over coronavirus, to hold video-conference instead
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will cancel an in-person meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus and will hold a video-conference instead, th...
Mar 19, 2020
Technology issues strain work from home efforts at big U.S. banks
By Imani Moise (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc asked its non-essential workers across North America to hold off on logging into its remote access system until 1 p.m. on Thursday, as it braced for many emplo...
Mar 19, 2020
Amazon halts grocery orders to restock amid surging demand
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has halted its Prime Pantry delivery service in the United States to restock groceries, following a surge in online orders by shoppers worried about the ...
Mar 19, 2020
Google exploring using location info to slow coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is exploring ways to use location information to slow the spread of the coronavirus by, for example, determining the effectiveness of social distancing. U....
Mar 19, 2020
