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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Tuesday as the impact from the virus outbreak that began in China deepened, with Apple saying it would fail to meet its profit target and China moving to …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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2/18/20
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HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China's virus outbreak by more than 4,000 miles and a ring of Israeli checkpoints. But even here the …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
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2/18/20
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BEIJING (AP) — China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update Tuesday on a disease outbreak that has caused mild illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded …
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By YANAN WANG
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2/17/20
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away elsewhere in Asia for fear of spreading the deadly virus that began in China …
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By SOPHENG CHEANG, EILEEN NG, and GRANT PECK
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2/17/20
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the clock on a quarantine …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/20
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BANGKOK (AP) — Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan's benchmark slipping 0.7% after the government reported the economy contracted 6.3% in annual terms in the last quarter. China's …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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2/17/20
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Dear Doctor: I work in an open-plan office, and people aren’t good about staying home when they’re sick. Would wearing a surgical mask help keep me from catching someone’s cold or …
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2/17/20
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It is clear in our office that we are in the heart of respiratory season with RSV in full swing. Although this is a common condition, it can be scary to a parent when it comes to their child and can …
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2/17/20
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BANGKOK (AP) — Markets were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan's benchmark slipping 0.8% after the government reported the economy contracted 6.3% in annual terms in the last quarter. China's …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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2/16/20
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BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China on Monday reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness for a total of 1,770 since the outbreak began.
The …
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By YANAN WANG
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2/16/20
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Elton John intends to play his remaining shows in New Zealand this week, his tour promoters said Monday, a day after illness caused the singer to lose his voice and …
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2/16/20
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — An emotional Elton John had to cut short a performance in New Zealand on Sunday after he lost his voice due to walking pneumonia and had to be assisted off …
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2/16/20
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DETROIT (AP) — Quicken Loans founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert is slowly returning to work eight months after suffering a stroke.
Gilbert, 58, returned to his Detroit office early this year. He's …
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2/16/20
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BEIJING (AP) — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out to be a coronavirus that …
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By SAM McNEIL and CANDICE CHOI
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2/16/20
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BEIJING (AP) — Real estate agent Du Xuekun’s sales usually jump after the Lunar New Year holiday. But this year, Du has been at home for a month with no income after vast swathes of China’s …
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By JOE McDONALD
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2/15/20
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CHICAGO (AP) — The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a tweet last fall and the ongoing …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/15/20
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on Saturday night at NBA All-Star weekend. (all times local):
4:00 p.m.
Toronto Raptors and All-Star coach Nick Nurse was in Las Vegas last summer when he got the …
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2/15/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the experts have whiplash in trying to determine if …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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2/15/20
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time major champion Inbee Park hasn't won an LPGA tournament in nearly two years, but her 19 tour victories include trophies at Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and …
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2/15/20
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Jack Eichel snapped his stick over the crossbar in frustration after an empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sabres loss, splintering it across the ice. He and other NHL players might want to think twice …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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2/15/20
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