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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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

The G20 video call: In virus era, even summits are virtual

The face-to-face tension among foes was gone. So was the in-person camaraderie among allies. Gone were the impromptu and ...

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi ...

Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb

Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as ...

One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an ...

List of sports events affected by the new coronavirus

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai ...

News agency: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus

Iran's senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial news agency ...

List of sports events affected by the virus from China

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. World Cup in Shanghai ...

Italy expands lockdown, Israel tightens entry to halt virus

The battle to halt the coronavirus brought sweeping new restrictions Monday, with Italy expanding a travel ban to the entire ...

Stocks, oil plunge over global fight for crude production

Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who ...

Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble

Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the new coronavirus Monday as Mideast stock markets ...

Oil plunges 25% as another virus-fueled trading week begins

Oil prices are plunging amid concern a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash ...

Saudis' arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family

Saudi Arabia's King Salman was shown in state media Sunday in apparent good health and working, just days after the arrest ...

WSJ: Saudis arrest 2 princes for allegedly plotting coup

Saudi officials arrested two members of the royal family early Friday for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and the son ...

Bethlehem's storied Nativity Church closes amid virus fears

Palestinian officials on Thursday indefinitely closed the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem ...

What's Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens

More school closures and the suspension of business travel are among the steps being taken around the world to fight the ...

In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play

Italy closed all schools and universities Wednesday and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as ...

February 28, 2020

World harshens its virus response as epidemic worsens by day

Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports ...

February 28, 2020

What's happening: Virus forges on, as world hunts solutions

One by one, more and more countries are reporting cases of the new coronavirus. Governments and doctors on the front lines ...

February 27, 2020

Virus response in Mideast tainted by political views of Iran

In the Middle East, even virus outbreaks are political. The coronavirus has killed 26 people in Iran -- the highest toll ...