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J&J ordered to pay $1.7 million to three Australian women in pelvic mesh class action
An Australian court on Tuesday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay three women a total of A$2.6 million ($1.7 million) plus legal costs as compensation for misleading patients and surgeons about the risks of its pelvic mesh implants.
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Ford limiting company travel; two employees in China have coronavirus
Ford Motor Co told employees on Tuesday it is restricting all company travel to only essential operations through March 27 as it takes measures in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
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Ireland confirms second case of coronavirus
Irish authorities have confirmed a second case of coronavirus, a woman in the east of the country who recently traveled to Italy, Ireland's Department of Health announced on Tuesday.
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Algeria confirms three new coronavirus cases
Algeria has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing to eight the total number of people tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Spain confirms country's first death from coronavirus: health official
A man in the Spanish region of Valencia died from coronavirus, marking the country's first death from the outbreak, a local health official said on Tuesday.
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Trump says U.S. may block travel to coronavirus hot spots
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may cut off travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus, but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel.
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Group forecasts international travel to U.S. will fall 6% in next three months
International travel to the United States will fall 6% over the next three months amid growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Travel Association forecast Tuesday.
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Argentine health minister confirms country's first case of coronavirus
Argentina Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia on Tuesday confirmed the South American country's first case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus.
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Concerts, sports events canceled in Gulf as coronavirus spreads
Major concerts and sporting events in Gulf Arab states have been canceled or postponed and Saudi Arabia stepped up health screening measures in response to the spreading coronavirus.
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Senegal confirms second case of coronavirus
Senegal's health ministry said a second person who flew to the West African country from France last week tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in sub-Saharan Africa to three.
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UAE to disable all schools and high educational institutions for four weeks: WAM
United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that schools and higher educational institutions will be closed for four weeks starting on Sunday to avoid the spreading of coronavirus.
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Italy considers new red zone as coronavirus deaths toll jumps
Italian health authorities said on Tuesday they may set up a new quarantine red zone to try to contain the country's coronavirus outbreak after the death toll and the number of cases jumped.
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What you need to know about coronavirus right now
The Fed cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Tuesday in an attempt to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.
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U.S. cuts rates over coronavirus; G7 pledges action but no quick fix
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move to shield the world's largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, as Group of Seven finance officials pledged unspecified "appropriate" policy moves.
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Kuwait to close Doha port to avoid interacting with Iranian ship crews
Kuwait Port Authority manager Sheikh Yousef Abdullah al-Nasser al-Sabah said on Tuesday that Doha port was closed to avoid interacting with ship crews coming from Iran.
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Coronavirus cases in U.S. exceeds 100, Fed acts to shield economy
A New York man tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to two, officials said on Tuesday, as the number of infections in the United States rose above 100 and the central bank acted to protect the economy.
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IMF, World Bank to hold virtual spring meetings due to coronavirus: joint statement
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Tuesday said they will adopt a "virtual format" for their Spring Meetings in April instead of convening in Washington, given concerns about the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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France reports fourth coronavirus death, requisitions masks
A fourth person has died due to coronavirus infection in France, and President Emmanuel Macron warned the health crisis could last several months.
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Lockdown: Not everyone unhappy about life in Italy's red zone
Life in quarantine is wearing thin for many residents shut off from the outside world in towns at the heart of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, but not everyone is unhappy.
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Italy considers creating new coronavirus red-zone as cases rise: official
Italy is considering setting up a new quarantine red-zone near the northern city of Bergamo given the high number of coronavirus cases in the area, the head of the national health institute said on Tuesday.
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