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Spread of coronavirus triggers travel bans, US market plunge
March 12, 2020
Spread of coronavirus triggers travel bans, US market plunge
ROME (AP) — Sweeping travel bans accelerated around the globe Thursday, walling regions apart, keeping people inside their homes and…
Trump ban on travel from Europe escalates pain for airlines
March 12, 2020
Trump ban on travel from Europe escalates pain for airlines
President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest…
Tom Hanks in Australian hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Tom Hanks in Australian hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus while in Australia for…
Hollywood rapist Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years
March 12, 2020
Hollywood rapist Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault Wednesday, capping a…
With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary
March 11, 2020
With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as…
Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory
March 11, 2020
Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory
Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates are hunched over clacking sewing machines, working…
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
March 11, 2020
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed Wednesday he remains behind bars for child sex abuse based on “wrong” and…
Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?
March 11, 2020
Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?
The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is…
Britain’s post-Brexit budget to combat virus fallout
March 11, 2020
Britain’s post-Brexit budget to combat virus fallout
Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday, with all eyes on emergency government measures to ease the economic pain…
Convicted rapist Weinstein to learn prison term
March 11, 2020
Convicted rapist Weinstein to learn prison term
Harvey Weinstein faces up to 29 years in prison when he is sentenced by a New York judge Wednesday, two…