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Actor Tom Hanks, wife Rita Wilson down with coronavirus
Hollywood legend Tom Hanks and wife, Rita Wilson have been tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on his social media, Hanks, 63, said both he and his wife are currently in Australia, where they started feeling sick. “We felt
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JD Digits Named to Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020
BEIJING, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — JD Digits had been named to Fast Company‘s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020 as the only Chinese company under the Data Science category. JD Digits’ newly launched AI-powered
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China’s coronavirus epicentre sees single-digit cases for first time
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China had eight new coronavirus infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicentre of the epidemic recorded a daily tally in single-digits, as more businesses reopened with local authorities cautiously easing strict containment measures. The capital of Hubei,
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Bukit Aman: Dengkil assemblyman’s drug test came back negative
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed Dengkil state assemblyman Adhif Syan Abdullah who was arrested in a raid at a condominium in Jalan Puchong early this year has been found negative for drug abuse. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Ramli Din
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APEC 2020 and related meetings to go ahead as planned – Azmin
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020 and related meetings slated for this year will go ahead as planned as member economies have expressed their commitment to attend the forum, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said. He
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COVID-19: MAS tells staff to take three months unpaid leave
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) is the latest airline to ask its 13,000 employees to take voluntary unpaid leave as the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) takes a heavy toll on airlines’ bottom line. According to documents seen by theedgemarkets.com,
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China Daily: We may have bigger economic issues post COVID-19
SHANGHAI: China’s local governments must do their utmost, to ensure that people return to work as soon as possible, and any further delay could have a bigger negative impact than the coronavirus itself, the official China Daily said in an
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Enabling Cloud Connectivity to All MCUs and MPUs, Microchip Launches a Range of Embedded IoT Solutions for Rapid Prototyping
BANGKOK, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Due to the fragmented nature of the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace, increasing project complexity and costs, today’s developers face more challenges in design decisions than ever before. These challenges lead to extended development
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‘White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations’
WASHINGTON: The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the US government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials. The officials
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MRT SSP Line over 70% complete
KUALA LUMPUR: Construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line has achieved more than 70% project completion following the success of underpass tunnel breakthrough below the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway near Sungai Besi. MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT
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