Feb 24 Car hits crowd at Carnival in German town, injuring dozens By David Rising, Frank Jordans, Associated Press “We are working on the assumption that it was a deliberate act,” police spokesman Henning Hinn said, but added that further details of the driver's motives weren't yet known. Continue reading
Feb 24 Dow drops more than 1,000 points as coronavirus threatens the economy By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points as the spread of the new coronavirus threatened wider damage to the global economy. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: WHO addresses spread of COVID-19 in Europe, Mideast By Kim Tong-Hyung, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press The number of people sickened by the novel coronavirus has topped 79,000 globally. Continue reading
Feb 24 Malaysia Prime Minister Mohamad resigns amid upheaval By Eileen Ng, Associated Press The turn of events come amid plans by Mahathir's supporters to team up with opposition parties to form a new government and thwart the transition of power to his named successor, Anwar Ibrahim. Continue reading
Feb 24 Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Cases of the COVID-19 virus have made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread. Continue reading
Feb 24 India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press More than 100,000 people packed the world's largest cricket stadium in Modi's home state to give Trump the biggest rally crowd of his political career. Continue reading
Feb 23 Haiti police exchange fire with troops near national palace By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Off-duty police officers and their supporters exchanged fire for nearly two hours on Sunday with members of the newly reconstituted Haitian army in front of the national palace, in a dangerous escalation of protests over police pay and working conditions. Continue reading
Feb 23 Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus By Luca Bruno, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Italian authorities have announced they are shutting down Venice's famed Carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the new virus, as the number of infected people in the country soars to at least 152, the most outside… Continue reading
Feb 23 Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It was the Trumpiest of offers. A rally at one of the world's largest stadiums. A crowd of millions cheering him on. A love fest during an election year. President Donald Trump's packed two-day visit to India promises… Continue reading
Feb 23 Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. Continue reading