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Wall Street down more than 5 pct as stakes rise in pandemic

Stocks are tumbling again Wednesday, and indexes lost 5 percent as Wall Street keeps reeling on worries about the coronavirus. The losses deepened after health authorities declared the crisis a pandemic, and the U.S. stock market came to the brink of ending one of its greatest-ever runs....

Lebanon suspends flights after second coronavirus death

Lebanon on Wednesday suspended flights from countries hit hardest by the novel coronavirus after announcing its second death from the pandemic in two days. The Mediterranean nation has recorded at least 61 cases of COVID-19. Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Lebanon would suspend all...

Italy hunts escaped prisoners after virus-related riots

Italian police were Wednesday hunting for 11 prisoners who escaped in the aftermath of jail riots sparked by fears over coronavirus, as authorities began to test inmates and distribute face masks. Those still on the run were part of a group of 72 inmates who escaped Monday from a prison in...