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Spanish lockdown latest drastic step: Virus update
Published on 14/03/2020
» Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Disney closes California theme park, delays 'Mulan' over virus
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Disney will close its giant California theme park and pull the releases of major blockbusters including "Mulan," it announced Thursday, as coronavirus fears shuttered a slew of concerts, festivals and attractions across the US.
New Disney chief Chapek at home in the Magic Kingdom
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The newly anointed chief of Walt Disney Company has spent decades in the Magic Kingdom overseeing its theme parks, product licensing, and film distribution while rising to the throne.
SE Asia tourism splutters as virus keeps Chinese at home
AFP, Published on 16/02/2020
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos: Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus.
China's stuttering economy braces for impact of deadly virus
AFP, Published on 05/02/2020
» BEIJING: China's struggle to contain the deadly coronavirus is deepening concerns about the impact on the world's number-two economy, as factories stay closed and millions of consumers remain holed up at home.
Have a good cry but no boozing: expert tips for virus-stressed China
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» BEIJING - Feeling stressed by the deadly coronavirus? Have a good cry, say Chinese health experts. If that does not work, buy a punching bag for the office or try singing.
China fortifies virus defences as deaths hit 56
AFP, Published on 26/01/2020
» WUHAN: China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral contagion that President Xi Jinping said posed a "grave" threat, as the death toll reached 56 and Shanghai reported its first fatality.
Dangerous virus mutes China’s ‘happiest day’
New York Times, Published on 25/01/2020
» WUHAN, China: The Lunar New Year festivities were just hours away, but instead of helping to prepare a joyous family banquet, Chen Yanming stood anxiously outside a hospital where her father was being tested for a dangerous new virus.
Pricey 'American Dream' mall places big bet on retail
AFP, Published on 13/01/2020
» NEW YORK - Lindsey Vonn was among the luminaries on hand last month to christen "Big Snow," North America's first indoor ski facility, part of a new $5 billion mega-mall in New Jersey.
Tourism's gifts and woes for Santa and Sami homeland
AFP, Published on 24/12/2019
» ROVANIEMI (FINLAND) - In Finland's remote Lapland region, the Santa Claus Village amusement park is a snowy wonderland of reindeer rides, ice castles, snowmobiles and igloo hotels where Christmas holds sway 365 days a year.