Bank of Canada cuts rate by half point stands ready to cut more in face of coronavirus threat

The Bank of Canada doesn’t always follow the U.S. Federal Reserve, but it did today. Canada’s central bank on March 4 slashed its policy rate by half a point, matching the Fed’s surprise announcement 24 hours earlier. 

Hong Kong's coronavirus stimulus won't encourage spending economist says

Tanzania bans handshakes by football players to curb spread of coronavirus

Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has banned the shaking of hands by players in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus sparks worries for local investors

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Friday that the Fed will use all the tools it can to support the economy in an attempt to ease fears sparked by the coronavirus. Charles Rinehart's business is understanding money. He’s a financial expert with Johnson Investment Counsel in Cincinnati. It’s been a tough week for investors. U.S. stocks fell sharply again Friday, ending the Dow's worst week since October 2008. The coronavirus is...

Life in China During the Coronavirus Lockdown

Coronavirus latest: Italy closes schools and universities as death toll surpasses 100

From religion to sports, countries are taking drastic measures to curb COVID-19 as it continues to spread across the globe. Follow DW for all the latest developments.

LATAM Airlines Cancels Sao Paulo-Milan Flights Due to Coronavirus

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With First Case in Brazil Latin America Prepares for Coronavirus

Latin America saw its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide when Brazil's government announced that a 61-year-old man who traveled to Italy this month had the virus.

Mariah Carey BTS Green Day cancel shows amid coronavirus concerns

The pop star announced on Twitter Tuesday that she was rescheduling a March 10 concert in Hawaii because of the "evolving international travel restrictions" stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus risk at very high global level says WHO's Tedros

The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now very high at a "global level", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

Rwanda's president Kagame hints at firing more ministers

Coronavirus forces Japan to rethink its view of toilet roll

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Rush Limbaugh claims deadly coronavirus is being 'weaponized' to bring down Trump

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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans players from shaking hands before matches

The deadly Coronavirus virus has become a world wide nightmare claiming over 3,000 lives with about 100,000 people infected.

CBS suspends The Amazing Race amid coronavirus fears

Contestants are being sent home from Scotland immediately as the coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world.

Shipping industry feeling effects of coronavirus Pilides says

The shipping industry in Cyprus has been negatively affected by the worldwide spread of coronavirus, Deputy Minister for Shipping Natsasa Pilides said on Wednesday after she presented her annual report to President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace. “The virus has had a big economic impact on the industry, not...

Notre Dame bringing 106 students back from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak

The University of Notre Dame is bringing back more than 100 students studying in Italy in light of a coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Mexico Finance Minister says working on international coordination efforts on coronavirus

Mexico finance minister says working on international coordination efforts on coronavirus. More to come...

England's Mako Vunipola self-isolating amid coronavirus fears

England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the game against Wales and is self-isolating after his return from Tonga

Family neighbor of New York coronavirus patient also test positive for disease

The wife, two children and a neighbor of a New York lawyer who is hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19 have also tested positive for the disease.

Tesla downgraded Model 3 chip in China thanks to coronavirus

The electric car firm said it had installed an older processor in new vehicles due to supply problems.

Huge lift for Odion Ighalo as Solskjaer gives Man Utd signing nudge

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has dropped the biggest hint yet that United will sign loan striker Odion Ighalo on a permanent deal this summer.

Editorial: America is facing a deadly coronavirus pandemic. Stop playing politics and protect us

Congress and the White House owe it to Americans to rise above their usual partisan sniping and show unified leadership in the face of coronavirus.

Nevada reports first coronavirus case in patient who recently traveled to Washington state

A person in Nevada has tested presumptively positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first case of the virus in the state.

Retired health workers: would you return to work to help with coronavirus?

We’d like to hear from retired doctors and nurses about their views on returning to work to help out with coronavirus

California monitoring 8400 for coronavirus

California is currently monitoring 8,400 people for the coronavirus as doctors try and work out how a woman in the state contracted the illness without any connection to a likely origin. Multiple health care personnel who were exposed to the patient in the days before her diagnosis are also being kept in isolation and even quarantine. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that federal officials have promised to send more testing kits as part of the government’s emergency initiative to increase coronavirus testing capabilities nationwide. Carter Evans is in California reporting on how the state is attempting to contain the disease.

Coronavirus Cancellations: Every Film TV Show and Event Affected by the Outbreak

A full rundown of all the ways the coronavirus is changing the entertainment landscape around the world.

Vulnerable Continent: Africa And The Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Second U.S. death reported as worldwide toll exceeds 3000

A second person, a man in his 70s with underlying health problems, died Saturday in Washington state, officials reported Sunday night.

Fed Chair Powell Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and G-7 finance ministers release statement on coronavirus

"G-7 finance ministers are ready to take actions, including fiscal measures where appropriate, to aid in the response to the virus and support the economy," the statement read.