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ASEAN, China, Other Partners Sign World's Biggest Trade Pact
China, Japan and 13 other Asian-Pacific nations have signed the world’s largest trading bloc in a deal many hope will hasten the region’s recovery from the shocks of the pandemic
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Heavy Rain Floods Southern Japan; Over a Dozen Presumed Dead
Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued
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Lockdowns, Tanking Stocks: Coronavirus Fight Shifts to Europe, US
The global battle to contain the coronavirus reached a new level of urgency Monday, as governments locked down their borders, a new wave of closures and restrictions kept more than 500 million students at home, and pleas went out to funnel masks and ventilators to places struggling with soaring caseloads.
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In Role Reversal, Asia Seeks to Stop Virus From Coming in
As a virus pandemic spreads globally, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent it from coming back to where it broke out
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Virus Outbreak Goes Global as Economies Hit Hard
The coronavirus outbreak began to look more like a worldwide economic crisis Friday as anxiety about the infection emptied shops and amusement parks, canceled events, cut trade and travel and dragged already slumping financial markets even lower.
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Stocks Slide on Wall Street, Extending Steep Drops Amid Coronavirus Fears
Major U.S. stock indexes gave up early gains and closed mostly lower Wednesday, extending the market’s heavy losses for the week.
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Stocks Sink, Bonds Soar for 2nd Day on Fears Coronavirus Will Stunt Economy
Shares are mixed in Asia after Wall Street suffered its worst session in two years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging more than 1,000 points on worries over the impact of the viral outbreak from China.
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Go Inside This NYC Cat Café: A 360 VR Experience
No cats in your home or cat cafés in your city? Do the next best thing – put yourself in “Koneko,” a Manhattan-based cat café fostering cats from the Angellico Cat Rescue. You’ll have to grab your own cup of coffee, though.
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What Is the Coronavirus?
As new cases of the coronavirus are reported around the world, a doctor explains where the 2019 Novel Coronavirus comes from and what you can do to protect yourself from the outbreak.
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Asian Demand for Face Masks Soars on Fears of Chinese Virus
Panic and pollution are driving a surging market for protective face masks in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is straining supplies and helping make mask-wearing the new normal
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Bryant's Death Draws Tributes From Asian Fans, Politicians
Kobe Bryant was a hugely popular figure in Asia, no more so than in China where basketball rivals soccer as the most popular sport.
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‘Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Is Last of the Decade
People in parts of Southern Asia caught a glimpse of a “ring of fire” solar eclipse Thursday.
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Thousands in Asia Marvel at ‘Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse
People along a swath of southern Asia have gazed at the sky in marvel at a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. The so-called annular eclipse, in which a thin outer ring of the sun is still visible, could be seen along a path stretching from India and Pakistan to Thailand and Indonesia.
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2 K-Pop Stars Get Prison Terms for Sexual Crimes
A South Korean court on Friday found two K-pop stars guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman who was unable to resist and sentenced them to up to six years in prison. The Seoul Central District Court said singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young received a six-year prison term and former boy band member Choi Jong-hoon a five-year term. The court said...
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More Polio Cases Now Caused by Vaccine Than by Wild Virus
Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild. In a report late last week, the World Health Organization and partners noted nine new polio cases caused by the vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central...
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LVMH Reaches Deal to Acquire Tiffany for $16.3 Billion
Bulgari owner LVMH has reached a deal to buy Tiffany & Co. at $135 a share in cash, or $16.3 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The boards of the luxury firms have been discussing a potential deal since last month, and will meet on Sunday to approve the deal, sources tell CNBC’s David Faber. An agreement could...
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Tougher US Asylum Policy Follows in Europe's Footsteps
Nkeze wasn’t home when Cameroonian militants came knocking, probably to deliver their signature ultimatum to join their separatist movement or have his writing arm cut off. The 24-year-old economics student escaped to Douala, the country’s largest city, only to learn that the government wanted to arrest him for participating in a university protest. He then flew to Ecuador and traveled...
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Molly Solomon Promoted to Lead NBC Olympics Coverage
Molly Solomon began her career at NBC Sports as a researcher for its Olympics coverage. Nearly 30 years later, she will lead its coverage. NBC announced Tuesday that it has promoted Solomon to executive producer and president of the network’s Olympics unit, becoming the first woman to be an executive producer for a network sports division.
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US Draws Fewer New Foreign Students for 3rd Straight Year
The number of foreign students coming to U.S. colleges and universities continued to fall last year, according to a new report, but the Trump administration says the drop should be blamed on high tuition costs and not students’ concerns over the nation’s political atmosphere. An annual report from the Institute of International Education found that the number of newly enrolled...
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US, S Korea Postpone Joint Exercise Criticized by N Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper “no one could be optimistic about” changing the North’s behavior. The statement...