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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offense
World
February 28, 2020
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned for eight years for doping offense
China’s triple Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang has been found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and…
Stock markets plunge, set for worst week since financial crisis
Economy
February 28, 2020
Stock markets plunge, set for worst week since financial crisis
Stock markets plunged further Friday, with equities on course for the largest weekly drop since the global financial crisis more…
Coronavirus cases in France jump to 38, official says two recently returned from Egypt
World
February 28, 2020
Coronavirus cases in France jump to 38, official says two recently returned from Egypt
France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Thursday that the country has now confirmed 38 cases of coronavirus, with two…
Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
World
February 28, 2020
Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday with illegal…
Virus detected in sub-Saharan Africa, global stocks tank
World
February 28, 2020
Virus detected in sub-Saharan Africa, global stocks tank
Nigeria reported the first new coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa on Friday, as global stock markets tanked on deepening fears…
Trump downplays epidemic fears as virus spreads around world
World
February 27, 2020
Trump downplays epidemic fears as virus spreads around world
President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet…
Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic
World
February 27, 2020
Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic
SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) – Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number…
Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus
Middle East
February 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears…
UAE says ready for ‘worst case’ scenarios as coronavirus spreads in Middle East
Middle East
February 26, 2020
UAE says ready for ‘worst case’ scenarios as coronavirus spreads in Middle East
DUBAI (Reuters) — The United Arab Emirates, a major air transit center, is ready for “worst case scenarios” as the…
EgyptAir pushes resumption of China flights to March
Egypt
February 26, 2020
EgyptAir pushes resumption of China flights to March
EgyptAir announced Wednesday that due to “technical reasons” the resumption of flights to and from China has been delayed to…