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World Service,05 Mar 2020,53 mins

Global rush to counter coronavirus spread

Newsday

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There are now 94,000 cases of coronavirus around the world with 3,000 infected in Iran. But will other countries break the embargo in order to send help? After spending more than $500 million dollars, Mike Bloomberg has now bowed out of the Presidential race. And are computers as bad for the environment as flying? Why activists want the IT industry to try harder.

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