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Japan gov't, BOJ reaffirm commitment to ensuring financial stability amid market volatility

Japanese government officials and those from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) reaffirmed their commitment Friday to continue to closely observe markets and intervene as deemed

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Spotlight: Could coronavirus plunge U.S. into recession?

U.S. markets are plummeting, and trading was temporarily halted Thursday for the second time this week, amid panic that the coronavirus could cause a global economic s

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Cybercriminals target healthcare workers with coronavirus email scam

Victims receive an email purportedly from the IT team with the subject "ALL STAFF: CORONA VIRUS AWARENESS", including a link.

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China's 'harsh' policy turns 'noble' in Italy's case for Western media

Italy is dealing with the largest COIVD-19 outbreak in Europe and more than 100 people have died so far. /AFP Photo Editor's note :James Rae is a professor from Califor

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Spotlight: Confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000 in Mideast, Iran as worst-hit

With the total COVID-19 cases climbing over 10,000 on Thursday, the Middle East is facing an alarming situation posed by the raging pandemic. In Iran alone, the confir

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Trump scapegoats Europe for America's COVID-19 failures

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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World walls off as leaders warn viral pandemic will worsen

People around the world became increasingly closed off from one another Thursday as sweeping travel bans accelerated, walling regions apart as a viral pandemic unfolds

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Greek gov't announces more measures as confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 99

Greek government announced on Wednesday additional emergency measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as the number of confirmed cases diagnosed across the country rose to 99. "Our country has so fa

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Wall Street tumbles, Dow confirms bear market, what's next?

Wall Street stocks plunged on Wednesday, with the Dow confirming a bear market for the first time since the financial crisis, after the World Health Organization called the coronavirus outbreak a pan

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Diary in Rome: Life in a boat in the tempest

Editor's note: The decree of the Italian government putting the country under lockdown went into effect on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent the ongoing coronavirus epidemic from spreading. What does the

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Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus

It's been a turbulent week for Saudi Arabiaand the United Arab Emirates, and it's only Wednesday. Already pained by years of economic slowdown and unpopular austerity m

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Will U.S. Congress agree on COVID-19 response measures?

U.S. lawmakers held a number of hearings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, aimed at clarifying Washington’s response to COVID-19.A House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in the morning was cut s

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COVID-19 officially declared a pandemic by the WHO, as deaths pass 4,000

The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic at a press conference in Geneva today. The move comes as causes from the viral coronavirus strain have increased 13-fold in two we

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Athletes in a jam as COVID-19 sparks chaos and cancellations

Announcements that tennis tournaments, Formula 1 races and football matches have been cancelled or will be held behind closed doors are dropping almost daily as authorities worldwide race to conta

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Is the U.S. wasting the window of opportunity to contain COVID-19?

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (front) along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force attend a press conference on the coronavirus at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., March 4, 2020. /X

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As national COVID-19 cases top 1000, insurers waive treatment fees and U.S. preps stimulus

The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. crossed 1,000 on Tuesday as President Donald Trump met with the nation’s largest insurers and members of his cabinet to discuss how to pay for treatment

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'Don't buy our life-saving masks,' plead seriously ill Spanish kids

01:45 Some of Spain's most seriously ill children, many awaiting life-saving organ transplants, are appealing to citizens worried about contracting COVID-19 not to stockpile face masks