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A couple pose for pre-wedding pictures at the north gate of the Palace Museum in Beijing

China Urges No Weddings, Short Funerals To Contain Virus

China urges no weddings, short funerals to contain virus

Apple Closes China Stores Until Feb 9 Due To Virus

Apple has closed its stores in mainland China due to the new virus which has killed 259 people and infected nearly 12,000

Apple closes China stores until Feb 9 due to virus

Australia To Refuse Entry To Non-citizens Arriving From China

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said only 'Australian citizens, Australian residents, dependents, legal guardians or spouses' will be permitted into the country from mainland China from Saturday

Australia to refuse entry to non-citizens arriving from China

Macau's streets have been left empty due to fears over the coronavirus

China Virus Silences Macau's Bustling Casinos

China virus silences Macau's bustling casinos

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Players like China's Wang Zhiyi, pictured during the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament, will have to wait to play in the postponed China Masters

China Masters Badminton Postponed Over Virus Outbreak

China Masters badminton postponed over virus outbreak

Vietnamese landmine victim Nguyen The Nghia in January 2020 shows his wounds caused by a munitions explosion when he was younger in Quang Tri province

Trump Lifts US Restrictions On Anti-personnel Landmines

Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines

Medical staff at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital

China Virus Death Toll Rises To 259, Infections Surge

China virus death toll rises to 259, infections surge

A sign in various languages, including Chinese, tells customers that masks have sold out at a pharmacy in Rome

China Virus Toll Passes 250 As Travel Curbs Tightened

China virus toll passes 250 as travel curbs tightened

Elon Musk oversaw the delivery to customers of the first batch of made-in-China Tesla Model 3 cars

China Orders Tesla, Other Companies To Shutdown Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The Shanghai government recently told government and private companies in the municipality to temporarily close operations.

Exxon Mobil reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as a gain from Norway oil and gas assets blunted the impact from weak chemical and refining results

Virus Adds To Headwinds As Oil Giants Report Weak Results

Virus adds to headwinds as oil giants report weak results

A Central African Republic soldier trains with an anti-tank weapon in August 2019

Russia Obtains Ease On C.Africa Arms Embargo At UN Security Council

Russia obtains ease on C.Africa arms embargo at UN Security Council

Markets rose after the WHO said there was no need for some of the stringent international travel and trade restrictions imposed in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly new virus

Stocks Struggle As China Virus Sparks Fear For World Economy

Stocks struggle as China virus sparks fear for world economy

Passenger naps on his luggage while waiting to get on flight, which was cancelled due to strike by employees of Pakistan International Airlines, at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport

Coronavirus Update: Pakistan Halts Flights To China, While Some Citizens Remain Stranded

Pakistan has temporarily suspended flights to and from China

All the passengers had their temperatures taken before boarding

Scores Of Coronavirus Evacuees Arrive In France

Scores of coronavirus evacuees arrive in France

Commodity prices have weakened due to worries the coronavirus will dent demand, adding to the challenges facing industrial companies such as Exxon Mobil and Caterpillar

Friday's Stock Market Close: US Equities Plunge, Dow Down 600, As Coronavirus Wallops Stocks

U.S. stocks plummeted on Friday as traders continue to worry about coronavirus.

The US Department of Transportation found Delta had 'engaged in discriminatory conduct' in removing the three Muslim passengers

Coronavirus Update: Delta, American Airlines, United Suspend Flights To China

Delta and American Airlines have temporarily shut down service to China

Bill Gates

Did Bill Gates Predict The Coronavirus Outbreak?

Bill Gates may have predicted the coronavirus outbreak back in 2018 when he spoke about pandemics.

Oil traders fear slipping Chinese demand

Oil Market Chilled By Virus Impact On China Growth

Oil market chilled by virus impact on China growth

Medical staff in protective clothing carry a suspected virus patient from an apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak

Friday's Stock Market: US Equities Plunge, Dow Down 380, On Coronavirus Fears

U.S. stocks have plummeted on Friday as traders continue to worry about coronavirus.

US consumer spending andÂ incomes rose in 2019 but at a slower pace than the year before, according to new government data

US Income, Spending Gains Slow In 2019: Official

US income, spending gains slow in 2019: official

Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, has experienced an unprecedented lockdown in a bid to stop the virus spreading

Coronavirus Update: UK Reports First Two Confirmed Cases

Britain has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus

Passengers wear masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport

Coronavirus Alarm: American Airlines Union Takes Legal Action To Block China Flights

American Airlines pilots are suing the company as a final call to cancel flights to China amid increasing fears on the spread of the new coronavirus.

Medical staff in protective clothing carry a suspected virus patient from an apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak

Friday's Stock Market Open: US Equities Open Mixed As Coronavirus Fears Grow

Stocks take a dive on coronavirus fears.

The two Chinese tourists are being held in isolation in the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome after they tested positive for the coronavirus

Italy Declares State Of Emergency Over Coronavirus

Italy declares state of emergency over coronavirus

So far there is no confirmed case of coronavirus in Pakistan

Pakistan Halts China Flights Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Pakistan halts China flights amid coronavirus outbreak

Thailand is only the fourth country alongside China, Germany and Japan with confirmed domestic infections

Thai Taxi Driver Is Kingdom's First Human-to-human Transmission Of Virus

Thai taxi driver is kingdom's first human-to-human transmission of virus

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