KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's government announced Friday that it was suspending climbing permits for Mount Everest and all of the other peaks in the country due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus.
The decision effectively shuts down the world's tallest mountain since China already closed its side ...
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ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed.
World Cup in Shanghai from May 4-10 canceled.
ATHLETICS
World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 19-21, 2021.
World half marathon championships in Gdynia, Poland on March 29 postponed to Oct. 17.
Hong Kong ...
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection "one day at a time" while Australian television hosts who had interviewed Wilson were awaiting test results Friday.
Australia has stepped up its response to COVID-19 by recommending people avoid organized, nonessential ...
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has taken over daily lives around the globe, overwhelming hospitals, shuttering schools and offices, halting U.S. presidential campaign rallies and world sports while increasing fears about the financial toll.
The intensifying spread of COVID-19 beyond Asia has dashed hopes about a ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is quiet. There is no music coming from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the members of Pearl Jam won't tour. There is no one to admire the treasures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
...BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Real Madrid's soccer and basketball teams were put in quarantine on Thursday after one of the club's basketball players tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Spanish club said that its soccer team was affected because it shares training facilities with the basketball team.
The decision by ...
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MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid's soccer and basketball teams were put in quarantine Thursday after a basketball player for the club tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Spanish club said that its soccer team was affected because it shares training facilities with the basketball team.
The decision by the club ...
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