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Intel says flawed EU antitrust decision underpins $1.2 billion fine
Intel on Tuesday said EU antitrust regulators got it wrong when they fined the chipmaker 1.06 billion euros ($1.2 billion) more than a decade ago for thwarting a British rival in a case that could affect Google and Qualcomm.
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U.S. health insurers to waive some fees, extend coronavirus coverage, Pence says
Private U.S. health insurers agreed to extend coronavirus treatment coverage in all of their plans and waive co-payment fees for testing, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday, as the White House came under growing pressure to help those hurt by the outbreak.
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Schools, public facilities in part of New Rochelle, New York to close for two weeks to stem coronavirus spread
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that schools and "major gathering places" in a part of New Rochelle considered a hot zone for coronavirus transmission will close for two weeks beginning on Thursday.
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Streets deserted as Italy imposes unprecedented coronavirus lockdown
Shops and restaurants closed, hundreds of flights were canceled and streets emptied across Italy on Tuesday, the first day of an unprecedented, nationwide lockdown imposed to slow Europe's worst outbreak of coronavirus.
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Portugal suspends flights to, from Italy due to coronavirus
Portugal's government on Tuesday suspended all passenger flights to and from Italy for 14 days starting on Wednesday as a preventative measure to stem the spread of coronavirus, it said in a statement.
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Budget airline easyJet cancels all Italian flights
European budget airline easyJet said on Tuesday it will cancel all its scheduled flights to and from Italy between March 10 and April 3 after the entire country was placed under lockdown until next month to tackle coronavirus.
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Amazon and other large ecosystems at risk of rapid collapse: study
Large ecosystems such as the Amazon rainforest and coral reefs could collapse faster than scientists had previously assumed, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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FDA postpones foreign inspections through April on coronavirus concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was postponing most foreign inspections through April due to the coronavirus outbreak and will rely on measures such as product sampling at borders to ensure safety of imported products.
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Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36%, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21.
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Harvard to move to virtual classes amid coronavirus outbreak
Harvard University asked its students on Tuesday not to return to campus after Spring Break and said it would begin moving to virtual instruction for graduate and undergraduate classes amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Stocks savaged, Italy on lockdown, Trump seeks to reassure as coronavirus spreads
All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life.
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Xi visits Wuhan, signaling tide turning in China's coronavirus battle
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made his first visit to Wuhan since a coronavirus outbreak forced a lockdown of the city of 11 million people, in a sign that authorities' efforts to control the virus are working.
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Democratic Republic of Congo confirms first coronavirus case
Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic to seven.
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New Jersey reports first coronavirus-related death
A 69-year-old male from New Jersey has died in the state's first coronavirus-related death, the state's health commissioner said on Tuesday.
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British PM Johnson defeats lawmaker revolt on Huawei's 5G role
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday defeated his first party rebellion over a government decision to allow China's Huawei to have a role in building Britain's 5G phone network.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus is not all the media makes it out to be
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday played down the coronavirus outbreak and said turmoil in financial markets, including the biggest fall in Brazilian stocks since 1998 the day before, was a result of "fantasy" and did not represent a crisis.
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Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 116,000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater economic damage.
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U.S. can meet 'full demand' for coronavirus tests from public officials: Health Secretary
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday worked to beat back fears that the country's capability for testing people for coronavirus is limited, making it hard to know how far the deadly infection has spread.
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Dutch try to contain coronavirus as hospital infections jump
Dutch health authorities took action on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in a southern province of the Netherlands, where a large group of employees at hospitals tested positive for the illness.
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U.S. CDC reports 696 coronavirus cases, death tally of 25
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 696 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 224 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by six to 25.
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