SXSW festival canceled amid coronavirus outbreak
[ad_1] (Reuters) – South by Southwest (SXSW) music and tech festival in Austin, Texas has been canceled over growing concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak,…
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England to register COVID-19 as ‘notifiable disease’ – BBC
[ad_1] (This March 4 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to say “notifiable” designation to be implemented in England, and clarifies other British regions have already…
Fujimori’s appeal to reduce two-year doping ban dismissed by CAS
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Rio Olympics – Swimming – Semifinal – Men’s 200m Individual Medley Semifinals – Olympic Aquatics Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil –…
U.S. CDC reports 149 coronavirus cases, including those under investigation
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 149 cases of coronavirus in the country, which includes those…
Factbox: Coronavirus deaths rise to more than 3,300 worldwide
[ad_1] (Reuters) – More than 98,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus globally and over 3,300 people have died, according to a Reuters tally….
Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Social media…
Big tech firms ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday joined Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work…
Instacart accelerates launch of grocery drop-off service amid coronavirus fears
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Instacart said on Thursday it has brought forward the launch of its door-step grocery drop-off service in response to a surge in…
WADA fails to keep Mexico laboratory open
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday that it had failed in its bid to convince Mexican authorities to keep open…
Embattled Twitter chief Dorsey reconsiders Africa move amid coronavirus concerns
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and fin-tech firm Square, sits for a portrait during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, June…
$194 for hand sanitizer? You must be joking
[ad_1] A visitor uses a hand sanitiser during the annual conference of the British Chambers of Commerce in London, Britain, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville…
Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Here is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of a coronavirus: OLYMPICS * Crowds will be smaller and…