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A Chinese company says it has developed the country's first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask.

A maintenance worker at Disneyland Paris has tested positive for the coronavirus, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a spokesperson.

Start-ups like Hopin and Run The World have built platforms for hosting events online — and they couldn't have arrived at a better time.

Oil prices plunged amid fears of a price war after OPEC failed to strike a deal with its allies on production cuts, adding to market volatility already brought about by fears surrounding the ongoing coronavirus spread.

Fitch's Cedric Chehab asked, "Do they cut interest rates to stimulate growth or do they raise interest rates to support their currencies?"

Major Asia Pacific currencies fell against the U.S. dollar on Monday morning, as investors took a risk-off approach with markets spiking after an oil price war.

Pyongyang has repeatedly fired projectiles over the past year and bragged about developing a new strategic weapon as relations with the Trump administration have soured.

Washington is one of the hardest-hit states in the U.S., with more than 100 confirmed cases and at least 16 deaths.

Vladimir Putin just sparked what could end up being one of the ugliest oil price wars in modern history, and American oil and gas companies may be the victims.

Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait indexes were all trading significantly lower following Sunday's market open.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that Lombardy and a number of provinces in other regions were put under lockdown until April 3.

Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, plans to raise its crude oil production significantly above 10 million barrels per day (bpd) in April.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree after midnight that imposes restrictions to the movement of people in the region of Lombardy and in at least 15 provinces, home to more than 16 million people.

Betty Crocker responds to an eight year-old boy who realized its cake instructions were aimed at women, while Absolut's campaign highlights sexual consent.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New York increased to 89.

The new rules include telling people not to enter or leave Lombardy, which is home to some 10 million people, as well as 11 provinces in four of Italy's 19 other regions, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters.

The hotel collapsed at about 7:30 p.m. (1130 GMT) and 34 people were rescued in the following two hours, the Quanzhou municipality said on its website.

The market remains volatile as investors assess the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth.

Bank of America said to "avoid panic selling," since stocks' best days usually follow the worst.