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Roundup: Disneyland, Universal Studios in U.S. to be temporarily closed over COVID-19 concerns

Disneyland and Universal Studios, two of the most visited tourist attractions in Southern California, the United States, will be temporarily closed beginning on Saturday amid coronavirus fears. The

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 7,979, death toll at 67

South Korea confirmed 110 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Friday local time, raising the total number of infections to 7,979. One mo

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Four towns quarantined as Spain announces measures to stem outbreak

Spain placed four towns under quarantine on Thursday as part of its measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic, which the country's hoteliers described as a "tsunami" threa

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Iran asks for loans, int'l aid as COVID-19 cases top 10,000

File Photo: Iranian firefighters disinfect "Tabiat Bridge" in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)Three weeks after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronaviru

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Sanders projected to win delegate-rich California: U.S. media

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has won the Democratic primary in California, the "Super Tuesday" state with the largest number of delegates to July's Democratic National Convention (DNC), NBC New

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U.S. Washington state announces school closures in 3 counties hit hardest by coronavirus

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all K-12 schools in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will close for the next six weeks as the coronavirus continues to spread. "We do

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German airline Lufthansa to cancel 23,000 flights by April 24

Germany's largest airline Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that a total of 23,000 short, medium and long haul flights would be cancelled by April 24 due to the spread of the coronavirus.Due to the

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Apple reopens all its China stores

After weeks of closures, Apple's all 42 stores in China are now open, the iPhone maker's Chinese website showed on Friday.According to its website, Apple has listed the opening time for all stores, w

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Germany reports 2 more deaths from COVID-19; total cases rise to 2,369

Germany reported two more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to five, according to the disease control agency, Robert Koch Institute, on Thursday. Also Germany's total confir

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Germany reports 2,369 cases of COVID-19, five deaths

Germany reported two more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll to five, according to the disease control agency, Robert Koch Institute, on Thursday.And Germany's total confirmed

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European Commission goes teleworking by default over COVID-19

The European Commission is switching all staff in “non-critical functions” to remote working from next Monday in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.In an email sent to staff today the Comm

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WHO chief urges world to "double down" as COVID-19 declared pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged all countries to "double down" rather than give up on efforts to fight COVID-19 as his organization declared it a pandemic. "Let me

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Uber and Lyft plunge, erasing recent gains after promising profits

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A few weeks ago, Uber and Lyft, kicking bags of the 2019 stock market and regular

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La Liga suspended for two weeks because of COVID-19

All soccer matches in Spain's top division, La Liga, have been suspended for two weeks over fears of the spread of the coronavirus, the league's organizing body said in a statement on Thursday.The

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Germany's largest airline Lufthansa to cancel 23,000 flights by April 24

Germany's largest airline Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that a total of 23,000 short, medium and long haul flights would be cancelled by April 24 due to the spread

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Turkey faces "serious" risk of COVID-19: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday warned about the COVID-19 in Turkey, as the virus outbreak in Europe poses a serious risk to the country. "The plig

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Trump suspends travel from Europe in response to COVID-19 outbreak

01:43 U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, excluding the UK.The tra