List of Pandemics articles
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Pedestrians wearing face masks walk toward an electric board showing stocks' share price Is the Coronavirus Crash Worse Than the 2008 Financial Crisis?
The last global economic crisis was a financial heart attack. This one might be a full-body seizure.
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The U.N. Security Council chamber sits empty U.N. Diplomacy In The Age of Contagion
Some delegations are repatriating vulnerable staff from New York amid a surge in coronavirus infections.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Aug. 15, 2019. The Virus Has Exposed the Recklessness of Trump’s “America First”
The world needs to cooperate to beat the coronavirus pandemic. That includes you, President Trump.
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Madrid empty during the coronavirus outbreak Life Under Lockdown: Here’s a Glimpse of What’s Coming for You, America
It’s only day three, but it feels like day 30.
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Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the State Department Pompeo Criticized for Failure to Communicate on Coronavirus
Diplomats, lawmakers say the State Department hasn’t been transparent in responding.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Britain Drops Its Go-It-Alone Approach to Coronavirus
Johnson government admits its strategy of allowing the virus to spread and build up immunity was a failure but stops short of mandatory controls.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Trump’s Big Turnaround: Cash Payments Instead of a Payroll Tax Cut
Parsing the latest economic fixes to the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sisi and Erdogan Are Accomplices of the Coronavirus
By killing the Middle East’s sense of community, the region’s dictators have helped the pandemic on its death march.
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Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in Tehran in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus on March 13. The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran
Washington and Tehran could use the public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel The Coronavirus Is Reducing Merkel’s EU Legacy to Ashes
Preventing a total European meltdown will require the German chancellor to fully abandon her cherished vision for the continent.
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A health worker checks the body temperature of a woman amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus at Kapaleeshwar temple. Can India Avert a Health Apocalypse?
The world’s largest democracy is particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases—but history shows it can be surprisingly resilient.
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A mass prayer at the Western Wall for coronavirus patients Better Health Through Mass Surveillance?
Israeli authorities want to spy on people with the coronavirus.
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Wall Street and other markets plunged again Another Big Market Collapse Heightens Fears of Global Recession
Fed fails to avert panic over coronavirus impact with no concrete U.S. fiscal stimulus in the offing and little government handle on the outbreak.
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O'Hare Airport in Chicago, which is nearly devoid of travelers Transparency and Testing Work Better Than Coercion in Coronavirus Battle
Headlines focus on restrictions, but the East Asian experience shows other methods are critical, too.
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Soldiers take part in a drill organized by the New Taipei City government to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Fear of China Made Taiwan a Coronavirus Success Story
Taiwan has 10 million masks a day, widespread tracking, and just 1 death despite being close to the outbreak.
