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U.S. import prices post biggest drop in six months
U.S. import prices fell by the most in six months in February as the cost of petroleum products dropped, and economists said they could decline further because of the coronavirus pandemic and an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers because of coronavirus fears
Nepal has closed all of its Himalayan peaks including Mount Everest this climbing season because of fears of the coronavirus outbreak, a government minister said on Friday.
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Xerox to postpone meeting with HP shareholders
Xerox Holdings Corp said on Friday it would postpone a meeting with HP Inc shareholders amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide.
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Berkshire Hathaway makes annual meeting purely virtual
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it will hold its annual meeting as scheduled on May 2, but without shareholders in physical attendance due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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North Korea had military forces on lockdown for 30 days over coronavirus - U.S. general
North Korea had its military forces on lockdown for about 30 days and in one instance did not fly a plane for 24 days, even though it has not confirmed any cases of coronavirus, the head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday.
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Bulgaria bans travel to Iran, raises risk on travels to 11 countries
Bulgaria's foreign ministry on Friday banned all travel to Iran and advised Bulgarians to cancel all non-urgent travel to Spain and South Korea in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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More airlines could collapse if coronavirus crisis lasts 2-3 months - IATA chief
If the coronavirus crisis lasts another two or three months, it could force carriers to collapse and spark more consolidation in the beleaguered airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief told Reuters on Friday.
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In China's coronavirus epicenter, just five new cases
China's Wuhan city, ground zero of the new coronavirus outbreak, reported five new cases on Friday, the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10, while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country.
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Outspoken Tesla chief Elon Musk faces $1 billion trial, test of temperament
Elon Musk is expected to defend a $2.2 billion deal in court next week criticized by shareholders as benefiting Musk at the expense of Tesla Inc, and the outcome may depend as much on the chief executive's temperament as on the facts of the case.
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Fed's economic forecasts to give window into extent of coronavirus fears
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers have already begun responding to the coronavirus with an emergency interest rate cut and a reopening of their crisis tool kit, all without a clear idea of what damage is being done outside of plummeting financial markets.
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World stocks rise on spending hopes, still set for worst week since 2008
World stocks bounced off their lows on Friday on hopes of more central bank stimulus and government spending, but were still set for their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis, with coronavirus panic-selling hitting nearly every asset class.
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Why Brazilian airline shares are hardest hit by the coronavirus panic
The airline stocks that suffered the most after U.S. President Donald Trump barred continental Europeans from traveling to the United States do not even operate flights between those two regions.
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Airline SAS to cut, suspend U.S. flights
SAS said on Friday it would cut flights to some U.S. destinations and suspend traffic to others in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions from March 14.
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North Macedonia bars foreigners arriving from 'high-risk countries' over coronavirus
North Macedonia's outgoing government barred public gatherings on Friday and said it would deny entry to foreign nationals arriving from "high-risk countries" affected by the coronavirus.
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Explainer: Keep calm and carry on - what is the logic behind Britain's coronavirus bet?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cautioned that more families will lose their loved ones to the coronavirus but has taken a distinctly different approach to tackling the outbreak.
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UK's Johnson to talk to world leaders on coronavirus response: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have conversations with other world leaders on Friday regarding the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, his spokesman said.
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Iraq puts Germany and Qatar on coronavirus entry ban list
Iraq has banned entry to travelers coming from Germany and Qatar, its health minister said on Friday, bringing the total number of countries on its entry ban list to 13 as it tries to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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Ethiopia confirms its first case of coronavirus
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, the country's public health institute told Reuters on Friday.
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What you need to know about coronavirus today
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