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Virus outbreak stalks markets as 2020 gains get wiped out

LONDON - Global shares fell sharply once again Wednesday as fears over the speed of the new coronavirus around the world accentuated. With the spread around Europe gathering pace - Greece became the l...

Feb 27, 2020

Stocks open sharply lower; Dow 10% below recent record high

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit two weeks ago. Investors continue t...

Feb 27, 2020

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO - A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers ar...

Feb 27, 2020

US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 but virus threat looms

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current quarter and for 202...

Feb 27, 2020

US orders for durable goods slip 0.2% in January

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods dipped in January, pulled down by decreased demand for cars, auto parts and military aircraft. The Commerce Department said Thur...

Feb 27, 2020

Mubarak, Egypt's autocrat ousted in uprising, dies at 91

CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who was the autocratic face of stability in the Middle East for nearly 30 years before being forced from power in an Arab Spring uprising, died Tuesday, stat...

Feb 27, 2020

Italy sees virus cases rise 45% in a day; deaths up to 11

ROME - Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe recorded their first cases Tuesday, producing evidence that travellers are carrying th...

Feb 27, 2020

Japan to close schools nationwide to control spread of virus

TOKYO - Japan will close schools nationwide to help control the spread of the new virus, the government announced Thursday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he asked all elementary, middle and high scho...

Feb 27, 2020

Tunisia approves government after months of deadlock

TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisia has a new government at last, after four months of arguing among rival parties in the young North African democracy. After a 15-hour debate, the Tunisian parliament voted 129-...

Feb 27, 2020

Race to form Malaysia gov't heats up, with eyes on Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - After resisting pressure for months to hand over Malaysia's leadership to his designated successor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad finally quit this week. But in a confoundin...

Feb 26, 2020