US, European stocks plunge, extending rout amid virus fears
European and US stock markets slumped painfully again Thursday as new coronavirus infections spread outside China, exacerbating fears of a global slowdown.
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Saudi Arabia suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said.
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Mobile World Congress in Barcelona called off over coronavirus fears
“The GSMA has canceled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event,” John Hoffman, the CEO of organizer GSMA
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Cruise ship with 2,000 onboard refused port by five countries amid coronavirus fears
Passengers concerned the ship could run out of food after it was turned away by Japan, Taiwan, the US territory of Guam, the Philippines and Thailand
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