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Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the…
Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus
Middle East
March 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s authorities have recorded four news cases of the coronavirus, taking the total of infections to…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
Middle East
March 7, 2020
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wearing gas masks and waterproof fatigues, members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now spray down…
Virus hits 100,000 cases as it upends lives, livelihoods
World
March 6, 2020
Virus hits 100,000 cases as it upends lives, livelihoods
BANGKOK (AP) — Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as…
‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take virus more seriously
World
March 6, 2020
‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take virus more seriously
World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe…
OPEC mulls big production cut of 1.5 million barrels a day
Economy
March 5, 2020
OPEC mulls big production cut of 1.5 million barrels a day
VIENNA (AP) — The oil-producing countries of the OPEC cartel are proposing a deep production cut of 1.5 million barrels…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
World
March 5, 2020
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
Virus halts Muslim pilgrimage, Friday prayers
Middle East
March 4, 2020
Virus halts Muslim pilgrimage, Friday prayers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fears over the new coronavirus outbreak in the Mideast disrupted the practice of Islam itself in…
U.N. nuclear watchdog admonishes Iran for denying access to two sites
Middle East
March 4, 2020
U.N. nuclear watchdog admonishes Iran for denying access to two sites
VIENNA/PARIS (Reuters) — The U.N. watchdog policing Iran’s troubled nuclear deal with major powers admonished Tehran on Tuesday for failing…
Iran orders troops to fight coronavirus outbreak as 77 dead
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Iran orders troops to fight coronavirus outbreak as 77 dead
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader put the Islamic Republic’s armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials…