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‘There are no funerals:’ Death in quarantine leaves nowhere to grieve
(Reuters) - Struck down by coronavirus at the age of 83, the long life of Alfredo Visioli ended with a short ceremony at a graveyard near Cremona, his hometown in northern Italy. "They buried him like...
Mar 19, 2020
Stuck at home: Playtech says players spend time on online poker and bingo
By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) - Europeans stuck at home because of the coronavirus may not have any sports events to bet on, but they are playing more poker and bingo online to relieve the boredom, on...
Mar 19, 2020
Indonesia calls for more coronavirus testing as deaths climb
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Faced by a rising death toll from coronavirus and a big jump in infections, Indonesia's president on Thursday called for testing to be stepped up immediately in...
Mar 19, 2020
Google critics see its Firebase tools as another squeeze play
By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some app developers say Alphabet Inc's Google is increasingly pressing them to embed code in their own products that will deepen Google's access to data on con...
Mar 19, 2020
Xiaomi says 80% of supply chain is operational ahead of 5G phone launch
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi had resumed operations for over 80% of its supply chain as of Thursday in the wake of the country's coronavirus outbreak, the company's president said. Wang ...
Mar 19, 2020
African swine fever risk could increase as China raises pig output
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The risk of the African swine fever could increase this year as China seeks to raise pig output, said a Chinese official from the ministry of agriculture on Thursday. Meanwhile, C...
Mar 19, 2020
Russia reports first coronavirus death
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday a 79-year-old woman with underlying health issues who tested positive for the new coronavirus had died from pneumonia, the country's first confirmed death re...
Mar 19, 2020
Malaysia reports 110 new coronavirus cases, total hits 900
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 110 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total number of cases increasing to 900. Most of the new cases were linked to an religious gathering at a mos...
Mar 19, 2020
World leaders rush in to shore up panic-hit global financial system
By Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) - World leaders raced to shore up panic-stricken global markets on Thursday, pouring liquidity into the financial system as investors everywhere dumped assets, sw...
Mar 19, 2020
Crypto-market infrastructure creaks amid volatility test
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - As worries over the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak spread from stocks, oil and bonds to cryptocurrencies late last week, bitcoin crashed to its worst day i...
Mar 19, 2020
