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Planners of all types of events, from the biggest international concerts and conferences to the smallest community gatherings, are facing hard questions about whether to carry on as planned. They all face the same conundrum: Is a public gathering worth the risk of spreading the new coronavirus? Here’s a brief rundown of some of the […]

Stocks took their worst one-day beating on Wall Street since the global financial crisis of 2008 as a collapse in oil prices Monday combined with mounting alarm over what the coronavirus could do to the world economy. The staggering losses, including a 7.8% tumble in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, immediately raised fears that a

Wary travelers are donning masks on New York City subways and in San Francisco airports. Panicked consumers are arming themselves with disinfectants. Businesses are suspending operations and airlines are halting flights. As the world grapples with a coronavirus outbreak that has killed thousands of people and infected tens of thousands more, people across the world

Confusion reigned in northern Italy over who can go where and under what circumstances on the first business day since the government locked down a vast area to contain the country’s coronavirus epidemic By COLLEEN BARRY and ANTONIO CALANNI Associated Press March 9, 2020, 7:25 PM 4 min read MILAN — Confusion reigned in northern

The sky over Tajikistan was a deep deoxygenated blue as we sped through the desolate mountain landscape of the eastern Pamirs. For days we had been driving one of the world’s most treacherous roads, the Pamir Highway, which snakes through the highlands of Tajikistan before turning north toward Kyrgyzstan along the border with China. We

The State Department on Sunday advised Americans against traveling on cruise ships, warning that they presented a higher risk of coronavirus infection and made U.S. citizens vulnerable to possible international travel restrictions, including quarantines. The decision came after President Trump resisted requests from administration officials to publicly urge older travelers to avoid cruise ships and

NEW DELHI — The images shocked and angered the world: hundreds of climbers trapped near Mount Everest’s summit, hooked to a single safety line on a ridge with a several-thousand-foot drop, their oxygen cylinders emptying until a few people died from exposure. The traffic jam during last spring’s climbing season, one of the deadliest on

Japan’s foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, said in a parliamentary session that the responsibility should not have fallen solely on Japan. “Japan is not the only state that is obliged to conduct measures to prevent the expansion of infection,” Mr. Motegi said. He suggested international law was unclear as to whether both the country where the

SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith, in a recording provided by passenger Laurie Miller of San Jose, told guests

SAN FRANCISCO — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. THE ORIGINAL STORY IS BELOW THE UPDATE: A cruise ship that was hit by the coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers Saturday night. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith told passengers in an audio address that the ship will dock