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Exclusive: Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic – sources
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of ...
Apr 21, 2020
New York charges Mallinckrodt with insurance fraud related to opioids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York has charged Mallinckrodt Plc with insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions. Governo...
Apr 21, 2020
JPMorgan Chase developing plan to return employees to work in phases: memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co told employees on Tuesday that it is working to develop a strategy to have employees return to work in offices in phases, according to an internal memo seen by...
Apr 21, 2020
G20 agriculture ministers say coronavirus measures should not disrupt global food supply
DUBAI (Reuters) - Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 countries agreed at a virtual meeting on Tuesday that emergency measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic must not c...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. energy secretary to urge House lawmakers to buy oil for strategic reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. energy secretary said on Tuesday he would talk with leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives later in the day and urge them to fund the purchase of crude to fill th...
Apr 21, 2020
Telecom Italia and Open Fiber crank up war of words over single network
By Elvira Pollina and Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) - A war of words between Telecom Italia (TIM) and Open Fiber over the creation of a single broadband network escalated on Tuesday as the phone incu...
Apr 21, 2020
Gucci sales hit hard by start of virus outbreak in China
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - French luxury goods group Kering said on Tuesday comparable sales fell by 16.4% in the first quarter, with its Gucci brand hit harder than its other labels due to its strong ex...
Apr 21, 2020
Qatar Airways defers half of some employees’ wages for three months
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways on Tuesday said mid-level employees and above will have their salaries halved for at least three months but that staff would be back paid when the airline could afford ...
Apr 21, 2020
Expo body proposes to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for year, but keep name
DUBAI (Reuters) - The awarding body for World Expos has proposed to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai for a year because of the new coronavirus, and member states must vote on it by the end of May to make it f...
Apr 21, 2020
UAE urges against food export restrictions at G20 agricultural meeting
DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior United Arab Emirates food official urged countries to work together to maintain global food supply chains as coronavirus lockdowns disrupt the food and agriculture industry ...
Apr 21, 2020
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