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In some countries, the coronavirus is still peaking, with authorities scrambling to respond to spikes in cases and deaths. In others, people are returning to normal life. Here’s what the pandemic looks like around the world.
In the US, multiple protests are …
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Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s has cut Boeing’s credit rating to BBB-, the lowest rating it can have before its debt topples into junk-bond status.
“Boeing’s earnings and cash flow over the next few years are likely to be lower than we had previo…
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The world is learning to live with less oil. It may never look back.
The coronavirus pandemic has destroyed demand for gasoline and jet fuel as billions of people stay home, and there’s no guarantee it will ever fully recover despite rock-bottom prices.
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It might be necessary to start manufacturing coronavirus vaccines even before they have been fully tested to see if they can protect people from infection, said Richard Hatchett, the CEO of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
CEPI is a no…
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How many people die after being infected with the novel coronavirus? Fewer than previously calculated, according to a study released Monday, but still more than die from the flu.
The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases,…
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The anticipated economic fallout from the global coronavirus outbreak has been weighing on markets for weeks. Wall Street is close to a bear market, with major stock indexes having fallen nearly 20% from their February record highs.
It’s the end of the bull …
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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the schedule for the impeachment trial of President Trump yesterday afternoon.
McConnell provided the deadlines for briefs that can be filed on behalf of the President and House.
Boeing has released a statement saying it is aware of reports of the plane crash in Iran early Wednesday.
The Boeing 737 plane carrying 180 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.
We are aware of the media rep…
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What happened?
In the early hours of Friday morning, a strike hit Baghdad International Airport. The Iraqi military said three rockets were fired at the airport.
Who was killed?
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (I…
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