Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. cuts rates over coronavirus economic impact as global death toll rises
As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, Europe and the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move to try to prevent a global recession with the virus taking a heavy toll on air travel, tourism and …
Ford limiting company travel; two employees in China have coronavirus
Ford Motor Co told employees on Tuesday it is restricting all company travel to only essential operations through March 27 as it takes measures in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
Ukrainian prime minister to exit in sweeping reshuffle
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has resigned and the finance minister, foreign minister and the prosecutor general could also exit in a sweeping reshuffle this week, lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party said on Tuesday.
Spain reports first coronavirus death in Valencia
A man in the Spanish region of Valencia has died from coronavirus, marking the country’s first death from the outbreak, a local health official said on Tuesday.
U.S. coronavirus cases rise, three more die in Washington state as 1 million test kits promised
The number of people with the novel coronavirus in the United States climbed on Tuesday with Washington state reporting three more deaths, as authorities worked on preventing its spread and the central bank acted on Tuesday to protect the economy from …
Trump speaks to Taliban leader as prisoner feud threatens Afghan peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday, the first known direct communication between a U.S. leader and a top Taliban official, as a dispute over a prisoner release threatened a U.S….
JPMorgan tests U.S. virus plan with thousands working from home: Bloomberg News
JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking thousands of U.S. employees to work from home as it tests a contingency plan for closing domestic offices should the coronavirus spread, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
‘Open season on journalists’: U.S. lawmakers want information on Saudi Khashoggi’s death
Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trump’s administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabia’s mo…
Italy may set up new quarantine zone as coronavirus death toll jumps
Italy’s health authorities said on Tuesday they may set up a new quarantine red zone to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Europe’s worst-hit country, after the death toll and the number of cases jumped.
