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Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine prototypes on animals
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals in a laboratory in Siberia, Russia's consumer health regulator said on ...
Mar 20, 2020
Exclusive: YouTube to reduce streaming quality in Europe due to coronavirus
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union to avoid straining the internet as thousands of Europeans, constra...
Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus will not deter athletes, says hockey champion Dwyer
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted Olympic qualifying and put the whole Games in doubt but most athletes would be prepared to make big compromises to compete at...
Mar 20, 2020
Italy urges new EU bonds to fight coronavirus crisis
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said on Friday that European Union bonds are needed to fight the coronavirus emergency hobbling the block's countries. "We should foresee th...
Mar 20, 2020
Germany to facilitate retail sector cooperation to fight coronavirus: Der Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier wants to loosen anti-trust laws to allow greater cooperation between retail businesses in the fight against coronavirus, magazine Der Spiegel ...
Mar 20, 2020
IOC reviewing Games scenarios, cancellation not among them: Bach
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is considering various scenarios for the Tokyo Games amid the coronavirus pandemic but cancellation is not one of them, IOC President Thomas Ba...
Mar 20, 2020
Malaysia's AirAsia says review cleared Airbus sponsorships
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said on Friday that the internal inquiry into corruption allegations by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has found that its procurement proces...
Mar 20, 2020
OPEC supply curbs, U.S. measures could support oil prices near term: Goldman
(Reuters) - Supply restraint by core-OPEC producers could push second-quarter Brent oil prices up to $30 a barrel, while U.S. measures to support the market could underpin prices in the near term, Gol...
Mar 20, 2020
Malaysia to deploy army to help enforce coronavirus curbs
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will deploy the army from Sunday to help enforce travel and movement curbs aimed at reining in the spread of a coronavirus, the government said, as ...
Mar 20, 2020
Rohingya, UN step up efforts to get Malaysia refugees screened for virus
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency and Rohingya community leaders in Malaysia are stepping up efforts to get refugees who attended a Muslim gathering to come forward for coronavirus chec...
Mar 20, 2020
