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The Latest: Athletes’ Group Call for Olympic Postponement
The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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2020 Watch: Can President Donald Trump Reclaim Control?
The coronavirus outbreak has grounded the 2020 presidential race ? but not ended it. What we’re watching heading into a new week of what we used to call the campaign trail:
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Air Canada Lays Off 5,000, France Tries to Save Food Supply
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unparalleled shock to the world economy.
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SoftBank to Buy Back $41 Billion in Assets to Trim Debt
The Japanese technology and telecoms company SoftBank said Monday it plans to buy back up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) of its assets as it seeks to trim its gigantic debt burden.
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India Halts Its Lifeblood Train Network to Try to Stop Virus
As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its lifeblood train network, the federal government warned Monday of strict legal action for those who flout the rules.
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Group: Egypt’s Security Forces ?Disappear, Torture? Children
Egyptian security forces under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi have arbitrarily arrested, forcibly disappeared and tortured children as young as 12 while prosecutors and judges turned a blind eye, an international rights group said Monday.
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Israeli Forces Open Fire, Killing Palestinian Throwing Rocks
Israeli forces shot and killed a 32-year-old Palestinian man early on Monday who was hurling rocks at Israeli troops, the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli military said.
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Syrians Brace for Lockdown After First Virus Case
Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the country, where the healthcare system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war.
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Hunt for Medical Gear to Fight Virus Becomes All-Consuming
The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package from Congress. Asian markets and U.S. futures both sank as more governments tightened restrictions to fight the pandemic.
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Presidents in Health Crises: Trump More Hands-On Than Many
Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself.
