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The Latest: Italy bans pro athletes from training inside

The Latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Professional athletes in Italy have ...

Virus spreads and car sales, energy prices, markets tumble

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments ...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. Pan American ...

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization’s security capabilities have not been diminished ...

Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths

With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City's streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health ...

Poland to seek $1.5 billion from Russia's Gazprom

Poland's state gas company says it will seek $1.5 billion from Russia's Gazprom after an international arbitration court in ...

Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same

The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents to stay home, and many ...

Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak

With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander ...

'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America

The coronavirus continued its unrelenting spread across the United States with fatalities doubling in two days and ...

2 Olympic champions among 4 Russians with new doping charges

Two Olympic gold medalists were among four Russian track and field athletes charged with doping offenses. Andrei Silnov, the ...

Australia to host women's basketball World Cup in 2022

Australia will host the women's basketball World Cup in 2022 after winning a bidding contest with Russia on Thursday.

Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule

Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional ...

Quake in north Pacific prompts tsunami watch for Hawaii

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday and a tsunami warning was issued for the closest ...

Russia ramps up measures against coronavirus as cases grow

Russian authorities acknowledged Tuesday that a low number of coronavirus cases in the country could be a result of ...

Polish court convicts 3 men in western Ukraine arson attack

A court in southern Poland has convicted three Polish men of terrorism charges related to the torching of a Hungarian center ...

Polish court convicts 3 men in western Ukraine arson attack

A court in southern Poland has convicted three Polish men of terrorism charges related to the torching of a Hungarian center ...

The Latest: Germany joins calls for postponing Olympics

The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Germany wants the Olympic Games ...

Syria's Assad discusses Idlib truce with Russian minister

Syria's president hosted Russia's defense minister on Monday to discuss a recent cease-fire in rebel-held northwestern Syria, ...

MH17 trial briefly resumes in near empty courtroom

The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple murder for their alleged roles in shooting down Malaysia ...

Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia votes for president

The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia is holding a presidential election Sunday to replace the leader who stepped down ...