Global financial ministers and central bankers will hold a conference call on Tuesday to coordinate the financial and economic response to the coronavirus.
NASA's satellite images illustrate the concentration of nitrogen dioxide gas over China, from the Lunar New Year to late February. The "dramatic drop-off" is due to the quarantines and business closures in China, experts say.
Shoppers in Singapore have been buying up to 10 times more food staples and six times more personal care and household cleaning supplies on Lazada's grocery arm, RedMart.
As an outbreak of a new coronavirus causes some U.S. customers to fill up shopping carts and thin out store shelves, industry groups and experts say grocers can tamp down on "panic buying" by planning ahead and trying to stay stocked.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a solid edge over his main rival in Israel's third election in under a year, exit polls indicated Monday night, but it was unclear whether he can clinch the parliamentary majority needed to claim victory.
Residents of Moria, a village on the Greek island of Lesvos — a holding station for refugees from the Middle East and Africa seeking asylum in the EU — are fearing their safety as living conditions deteriorate and crime escalates due to a backlog of cases and closed borders in the North.
The European Central Bank has become the latest to hint at monetary policy action in a bid to mitigate the potential economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.