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These are some of the latest developments Wednesday in the world's coronavirus pandemic:— PRESIDENT TRUMP INVOKES EMERGENCY AUTHORITYPresident Donald Trump invoked emergency authority to marshal industry

Japan's Olympic minister says the country is still planning for a "complete" hosting of the Tokyo Olympics that will be held on time, with spectators in attendance.On Saturday Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe insisted Saturday that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer as planned despite growing fears about the viability of staging the Games amid the global coronavirus

LiveNEWS/AFRICATropical Cyclone Herold forms off the coast of MadagascarMauritius and Rodrigues Island brace for damaging winds and torrential rains.20 hours ago  Mauritius and Rodrigues Island

Twitter Inc said it was looking at ways of countering polarizations on its platform, as it launched a new project ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at mosques in New Zealand.The plans

"Tell me a joke," is the first thing I say to check whether a voice assistant is listening -- which I do a lot in the CNET Smart Home. Voice assistants can do all sorts of things, from controlling your

The United Kingdom's new finance minister Rishi Sunak will pledge billions of pounds to fight the effects of coronavirus on Wednesday, and the Bank of England might add its firepower to the attempt to

Malta has stopped all travel links with Italy, its nearest neighbor and main source of food and other essentials, after confirming its fourth coronavirus case since Saturday, Prime Minister Robert Abela

Boeing Co's proposal to leave wiring bundles in place on the grounded 737 MAX has not won the backing of U.S. aviation regulators, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.Last month, Boeing told the

Sunday is International Women's Day, the annual celebration of the achievements made by women around the world. This year's theme is Let's all be #EachforEqual, encouraging collective cooperation to create

Dozens of international sport events have been cancelled or postponed around the world amid an outbreak of a new type of coronavirus. The pathogen's effect has been felt across a range of sports - from

Last month was the wettest February in the UK since records began in 1862, according to the Met Office.The UK received an average of 209.1mm of rainfall, 237% above the average for the month between 1981

Facebook will promote a "People" section in the new design, in which you can see large squares dedicated to friends who have recently updated their Facebook Stories.Facebook Messenger has ditched chat

Asia Pacific markets are falling Friday as fears about the novel coronavirus continue to spur a global sell-off.Japan's Nikkei 225 (N225) fell more than 3% in early trading. South Korea's Kospi (KOSPI)

A cluster of respiratory illness, originating in the Chinese province of Hubei in December last year, has health officials on high alert around the world. In January, the causative agent of the disease

Facebook is cracking down those hoping to profit on the misinformation and fearmongering by tightening the rules on ads that mention the coronavirus. The social networking giant will specifically ban ads

Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul.Actress Rose McGowan told the BBC "this is a great day", while others

Israel may quarantine some 200 visitors from South Korea in a military base south of Jerusalem over coronavirus worries, Israel's Ynet news site reported on Sunday.Israeli officials had no immediate comment

Kuroda also said he had not changed his view that Japan's economy would continue to recover moderately, suggesting that he saw no immediate need for the BOJ to expand stimulus."If needed, we will take

Major contributors to the European Union's budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting that they would not stump up more funds for the bloc's next long-term spending package, worth