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Pandemic shuts down Everest as Nepal suspends permits

Mar 13, 2020

KATHMANDU (AFP) -- Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains — including Everest — over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry. The Himalayan country, which has s...
China, US spar over origin of coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020

BEIJING (AFP) -- A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories ...
Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi becomes first Premier League player with virus

Mar 13, 2020

LONDON (AFP) -- Chelsea's players and coaching staff were ordered into isolation as Callum Hudson-Odoi became the first Premier League player confirmed to have the new coronavirus late on Thursday. ...
Canada PM's wife tests positive for new coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020

OTTAWA (AFP) -- The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said late Thursday. "Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was tested for COVID-19 today....
Disney closes US and Paris theme parks, delays 'Mulan' over virus

Mar 13, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including "Mulan" over the coronavirus, it announced Thursday...
Global stocks suffer historic rout, shrugging of central bank steps

Mar 13, 2020

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Global equity markets plunged again Thursday, with some suffering their worst losses in decades, as emergency measures by central banks failed to douse fears over the mounting econo...
Man City player self-isolating over coronavirus fear

Mar 13, 2020

LONDON (AFP) -- Manchester City have revealed one of their players is self-isolating after a family member had tests for the coronavirus. The unnamed City star was reported to be France defender Ben...
Arsenal manager Arteta tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020

"Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. "We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, includin...
Poland confirms first coronavirus death

Mar 12, 2020

WARSAW -- Poland has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the western city of Poznan, its deputy mayor said Thursday. The 57-year-old female teacher, who had recently been...
[Graphic News] Huge locust outbreak in East Africa

Mar 12, 2020

The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, official...
Tom Hanks in Australian hospital after testing positive for coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020

GOLD COAST (AFP) -- Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor revealed Thurs...
NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020

MIAMI (AP) -- The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the lea...
NBA to suspend games after Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The NBA will suspend play starting on Thursday after a Utah Jazz player preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19, the league said Wednesday. The test result was reported short...
[Newsmaker] Tom Hanks announces positive test for coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020

"We'll keep the world posted and updated," he added, along with a photo of a surgical glove placed inside a biohazard trash bag. The Elvis film directed by Baz Luhrmann features Hanks as the legenda...
In battle against virus, Trump restricts travel from Europe

Mar 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump sharply restricted passenger travel from 26 European nations to the US and moved to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that i...