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Tencent gets green light to publish two Nintendo Switch games in China
By Pei Li and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China gave tech giant Tencent Holdings the green light on Thursday to publish Nintendo Switch games Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, taking the...
Mar 12, 2020
Death toll in Iran from coronavirus reaches 429: health official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday reported 75 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, bringing the death toll there to 429. "We have identified 1,075 new confi...
Mar 12, 2020
BoE’s Carney sees big challenges from central bank digital currency
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England could face big challenges managing risks to financial and monetary stability if it launches its own digital currency, Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday. "Whi...
Mar 12, 2020
Bitcoin slumps as global market turmoil infects cryptocurrencies
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin slumped on Thursday to its lowest in more than two months, with traders citing a sell-off across global markets as fears of the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic...
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued ph...
Mar 12, 2020
TikTok owner ByteDance announces China leaders, targets 100,000 global headcount
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based ByteDance, owner of global short video hit TikTok, has appointed new heads for its China business and set a goal to reach a global headcount of 100,000 this year, it ...
Mar 12, 2020
White House, tech industry meet to discuss coronavirus response
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavir...
Mar 12, 2020
Australia unveils $11.4 billion stimulus to curb coronavirus impact
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Thursday it would pump A$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) into the economy to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from pushin...
Mar 11, 2020
Mainland China reports 15 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, down from prior day
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China had 15 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the country's National Health Commission said on Thursday, down from 24 cases a day earlier. That ...
Mar 11, 2020
Augmented reality company Magic Leap to explore sale: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Florida-based augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc is exploring options, including a sale, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company, which h...
Mar 11, 2020
