News Archives for World - 2020-03-13

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Middle East

Turkey halts flights to 9 European nations over coronavirus

Turkey has already suspended flights to and from Italy, China, South Korea, Iran and Iraq. Turkey became the l

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:26pm

World

Trump to declare emergency as coronavirus chaos spreads

The final economic cost is not yet known, but travel bans have hammered airlines and travel companies while financi

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:25pm

Europe

Coronavirus cases in Germany rise by 671 to top 3,000

It said five people had died after testing positive for the virus. BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronaviru

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:24pm

Asia

India shuts cinemas in Mumbai, bars in Bengaluru after coronavirus death

A 76-year-old man from Karnataka state became the first person to die from the virus in India, authorities said lat

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:22pm

Europe

Russia to limit flights to and from EU, Switzerland and Norway over coronavirus

Flights from Moscow to the capitals of European states, however, will not be affected. Russia, which has so fa

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:20pm

World

Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 25pc to 1,266

The total number of cases in the European country hardest hit by the virus rose to 17,660 from a previous 15,113, a

Published 13 Mar, 2020 10:15pm

Europe

Swiss close schools, offer $10bn in business aid over virus

The situation is difficult, but we have the means to overcome the challenges on the medical and the financial level

Published 13 Mar, 2020 04:01pm

World

US import prices post biggest drop in six months

The Labor Department said on Friday import prices slipped 0.5% last month after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in Ja

Published 13 Mar, 2020 01:28pm

Africa

Morocco shuts off Spain's Ceuta and Melilla enclaves

Spain's foreign ministry also said that Morocco had "suspended flights to and from Spain and all passenger transpor

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:55pm

Europe

Berlin offers firms 'unlimited' credit in anti-virus package

"There is no upper limit to the credit offered by (state-owned development bank) KfW, that's the most important mes

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:48pm

Europe

Romanian PM self-quarantines after possible virus contact

"I will put myself in isolation (...) while continuing to exercise my duties," Orban told journalists. Apart f

Published 13 Mar, 2020 12:46pm

World

Not concerned: Trump says after coming into contact with Brazilian official who tested positive for coronavirus

White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham said that both the US president and vice president had almost no int

Published 13 Mar, 2020 05:46am

World

Canadian PM Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus, couple self-isolates

Sophie recently returned from a speaking event in the UK. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife

Published 13 Mar, 2020 05:10am

World

US weekly jobless claims drop

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week as employers continued to hold on to their workers, but the coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to an increase in layoffs as companies battle supply chain disruption