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APD | South Korea promotes “untact economy” to curb coronavirus spread

By APD writer AliceThe trend of "keeping distance from others" to avoid transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is taking place in various forms in South Kor

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APD | South Korea promotes “untact economy” to curb coronavirus spread

By APD writer AliceThe trend of keeping distance from others to avoid transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is taking place in various forms in South Korean society.Contactless activities

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TransferWise partners with Alipay for international money transfers

TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service most recently valued by investors at $3.5 billion, has partnered with China’s Aliplay for international transfers.The

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Israel to swear in new parliament under coronavirus shadow

Israel was to swear in its newly elected parliament on Monday under stringent restrictions because of the coronavirus outbreak in what was expected to be a surreal cere

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Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 employees to keep up with demand

Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 new employees for its warehouse and delivery operations in the U.S. to keep up with demand during the current coronavirus outbreak, the company said today.Workers in

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Varsity Tutors launches Virtual School Day for free amid COVID-19 school closures

Varsity Tutors, the edtech company looking to connect students with tutors live and on-demand, is today releasing a free product called Virtual School Day for students and parents, as schools close ac

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WHO calls for rapid escalation in global COVID-19 response, including testing and isolation

The World Health Organization (WHO) held a briefing today for media to update them on the current status of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and called out worldwide efforts on what th

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Urgent: WHO says confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China exceed those inside

A total of more than 83,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported outside China as of Monday morning, exceeding the cumulative number of infections in China, a spokesperson of the World Heal

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China advises nationals against traveling abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic

Chinese authorities on Monday suggested that residents on the mainland not travel abroad amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, particularly to countr

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More countries heighten measures to fight COVID-19

More countries have locked down their cities and cut interest rates to combat the COVID-19 outbreak as the pandemic is fast spreading worldwide and claiming more lives. A total of 153,517 confirme

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Global sport shattered as COVID-19 pandemic decimates showpiece events

People sit surrounded by empty seats as they wait for the start of the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield stadium, England, March 7, 2020. /AP Europe's t

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APD | Apple closes all outlets outside mainland China

By APD writer AliceThe US tech giant Apple has shut down all of its retail stores worldwide, exept those in mainland China until March 27 to prevent the spread of the c

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How China becomes the last lifeline for America's economy

Hawaii state Department of Health microbiologist Mark Nagata demonstrates the process for testing a sample for COVID-19 at the department's laboratory in Pearl City, Hawaii, U.S., March 3, 2020.

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Y Combinator may go fully remote for its next cohort

Y Combinator said that it may make its Summer 2020 accelerator program entirely virtual, proving that even the world’s premiere accelerator isn’t immune to having its business reshaped by

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Mexico Warns Coronavirus May Last One Year, Tightens Curbs

Mexico has registered 15 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the number of those who have contracted the infection to 41, Deputy Health Minister H

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What has China done right to contain COVID-19?

Only hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic, which has infected over 120,000 people in more than 110 countries and regions worldwide, China announced its

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Graphic: number of high-profile officials infected with COVID-19 grows

The novel coronavirus has begun to infect political leaders worldwide, and an increasing number of politicians have gone into isolation. There are several reasons: They are themselves infected, ca