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Sporting calendar shredded as coronavirus ravages top events
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» PARIS - The collapse of sports events worldwide gathered pace Friday with England's Premier League, Europe's Champions League and the Augusta Masters golf major among competitions swept aside by the coronavirus pandemic.
EU battles virus and promises Italy whatever it needs
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» BRUSSELS - The EU executive on Friday unveiled a raft of measures to protect the European economy from the coronavirus outbreak, and promised it would do whatever it takes for hardest-hit Italy.
Champions League, Premier League shut down
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» PARIS: The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus gathered pace Friday with the English Premier League and European football's showpiece Champions League swept aside by the pandemic.
Pandemic shuts down Everest as Nepal suspends permits
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» KATHMANDU - Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains -- including Everest -- over the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.
South Sudan's road to peace marred by 'unconscionable' violence
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» JUBA - The cattle rustlers were asleep, resting ahead of a raid, when automatic gunfire tore through their camp. Ambushed by rival herdsmen, encircled and outgunned, they were cut down, one by one.
Uefa postpone Champions, Europa matches
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» PARIS: All Uefa Champions League and Europa League matches scheduled to be played next week have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body said on Friday.
Pentagon 'wishes to reconsider' awarding JEDI contract to Microsoft
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The US Department of Defense said Thursday it wants to reconsider its decision to award a multi-billion-dollar military cloud computing contract to Microsoft in a bidding process Amazon claims was tainted by politics.
Everest barred to climbers as Nepal suspends all permits
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» KATHMANDU: Nepal on Friday barred climbers from all mountains, including Everest, because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow to its tourism industry.
Daegu nurses' facial bandages have become badges of honour
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» DAEGU, South Korea: Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea's struggle against the coronavirus outbreak wear bandages that have become badges of honour.
China, US spar over origin of coronavirus
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» BEIJING - A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus".