Virus Hits 100,000 Cases as Its Economic Impact Snowballs

MATT SEDENSKY and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2020 The number of global infections is largely symbolic, but dwarfs other major outbreaks, such as SARS, MERS and Ebola. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Companies Trim Outlooks, Travel and Staff as Virus Spreads

The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 The coronavirus is changing the way companies do business — in the U.S. and across the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Virus Spreads Worldwide: Italy Cases Surge 50%; France Closes the Louvre

JOHN LEICESTER and COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2020 New fronts in the battle to contain the virus open rapidly, deepening a sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump to Detail U.S. Coronavirus Efforts; Schumer Seeks $8.5B

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 The president pushes back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Italian Towns on Lockdown as Virus Spreads Internationally

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2020 South Korea reports 433 cases of the new virus; 6 dead in Iran, 2 in Italy. Some outbreaks show no direct link to travel to China. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Passengers Leave Ship Docked Off Japan After Quarantine Ends

MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 The two-week action failed to stop the spread of the new virus, with the Diamond Princess the site of the most infections outside of China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fall in New Cases Raises Hope in Virus Outbreak in China

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 China's National Health Commission says 2,015 new cases were tallied on Tuesday, down from nearly 3,900 a week ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health Experts: Human-to-Human Spread of New Virus Worrying

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 For a second day, the number of infections of the coronavirus grow dramatically. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Locks Down 3 Cities With 18 Million to Stop Virus

KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 Seventeen people have died in the outbreak, all of them in and around Wuhan; close to 600 have been infected. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Defiant Fugitive Ex-Nissan Boss Vows Fight to Clear His Name

SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2020 In first public appearance in Beirut after jumping bail on financial misconduct charges, he leaves out details of daring escape from Japan. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Alone Is to Blame for a War With Iran

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 6, 2020 As the two nations move inexorably closer to a full-scale conflict, it's essential that we recognize who started this cycle of violence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ex-Nissan Boss Ghosn in Lebanon, Left Japan Over ‘Injustice’

YURI KAGEYAMA / The Associated Press Dec 31, 2019 Criminal charges include under-reporting post-retirement compensation and diverting company money for personal use. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )