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President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.

The union protested at the company's aviation facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, as well as its headquarters in Boston.

Johnson & Johnson said human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus will begin by September and it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021.

The total number of coronavirus infection cases globally reached 766,300, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Stocks rose on Monday, building on a strong rally from last week as the U.S. extends measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

While the rest of Europe imposes severe restrictions on public life and closes borders and businesses, Sweden is taking a more relaxed approach to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ford Motor, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota Motor and Honda Motor are continuing with such plans as executives "monitor" or "assess" the situation following President Donald Trump on Sunday extending national social-distancing guidelines to April 30.

Oil prices fell to an 18-year low on Monday as demand continues to decline, just as nations including Saudi Arabia prepare to ramp up production.

Richard Branson's California-based rocket company Virgin Orbit partnered with medical researchers and developed a ventilator device.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for the coronavirus on Monday after a parliamentary aide was confirmed to be carrying the virus, though the 70-year-old leader would remain in isolation, a spokesman said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead the country for 18 months, then allow rival Benny Gantz to take over.

Singapore, as a "very open" economy, must prepare for the worst from the coronavirus pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

Mortgage bankers warned the U.S. housing market risks a "large-scale disruption," due to efforts by the Fed that were meant to help it.

Sen. Ted Cruz said a group of nine senators recently ripped into the Saudi ambassador to the United States in a conference call over its oil price war with Russia.

Expo 2020 Dubai's steering committee has agreed to study postponing the world fair by a year following requests by member states hit by the coronavirus.

Economist Mohamed El-Erian said the sell "everything" moment for investors has passed, but he cautioned against rushing into stock indexes because he believes more volatility is ahead.

The coronavirus outbreak could affect food security as the global pandemic disrupts labor availability and the supply chain.

President Trump reversed himself after saying he wanted the country to reopen for business by Easter.

In America's shale country, budgets have been slashed, capital investment put on hold, and workers laid off.

The coronavirus pandemic will likely be a "game-changer" for energy markets, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.