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Dow jumps nearly 2,000 points, its biggest point gain ever
Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus
Schools including BYU, the Savannah College of Art and Design and Berea College are among those telling students that current commencement ceremonies have been canceled, while dozens of others say it's too soon to decide
Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus
The decision effectively shuts down the world's tallest mountain since China already closed its side of Everest over similar fears
The situation in and around the Spanish capital, Madrid, with nearly 2,000 positive cases of the new virus and hospitals rapidly filling up, is a source of particular concern for authorities
Hanks and Wilson have been isolated in stable conditions in a Gold Coast hospital in Australia following their diagnosis
As a virus pandemic spreads globally, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent it from coming back to where it broke out
Individual EU member countries are responsible for health and public safety, and the bloc's institutions have a very limited role to play in halting the spread of the disease
Final details are being worked out, but top House Democrat, who held daylong talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, expected an announcement Friday
Gedu Andargachew says countries need to resolve their differences without outside interference
The swearing-in ceremony for Katerina Sakellaropoulou took place in an almost empty parliament, as part of measures being taken to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus
Florida, with its 219 delegates, is the prize of Tuesday’s voting and by no means a lock for either Democrat
S&P 500 plummets 9.5%, for a total drop of 26.7% from its all-time high, set last month; Dow sinks 10%
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are to deliver separate addresses on the coronavirus, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump spoke to the nation from the Oval Office about a public health crisis he'd previously downplayed
For pastors across Christian denominations, rising public anxiety over coronavirus only reinforces the importance of believing in God while heeding the advice of public health experts
Trudeau's office said that Sophie Gregoire Trudeau returned from a speaking engagement in Britain and had mild flu-like symptoms, including a low fever
The entertainment industry, a business predicated on drawing crowds in theaters, cinemas and concert venues, is bracing for possible shutdown in the coming weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic
Move seen as rare step that underscores growing gravity with which the government is reacting to the viral outbreak
House lawmakers express alarm after private briefing on Capitol Hill with public health officials
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