Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US
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Today's Headlines March 12
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Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US
Flights from 26 countries, not including the UK, will be suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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India suspends most visas to halt coronavirus spread
All visas, barring a select few categories, will be suspended for a month effective Friday.
Coronavirus: Asian stocks fall as US imposes EU travel ban
The announcement by Donald Trump comes after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.
UK soldier and two Americans killed in rocket attack in Iraq
More than a dozen rockets hit a base near Baghdad, killing two Americans and one British soldier.
Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating
The Earth's great ice sheets are losing mass six times faster today than they were in the 1990s.
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Sport
Coronavirus: NBA halts all games after Utah Jazz player tests positive
The NBA suspends the season until further notice after a Utah Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus.
Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid (2-4 agg): Holders out of Champions League
Liverpool's hopes of defending their Champions League title are over after a 4-2 aggregate defeat by Atletico Madrid in the last 16.
'Liverpool's Champions League exit does not take gloss off outstanding season'
Liverpool's Champions League exit places them under a strange sort of scrutiny but should not detract from their outstanding season, says Phil McNulty.
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Coronavirus: Five takeaways from Trump's Oval Office address
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How cruise ships contribute to Southampton's air pollution
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Delhi riots: 'No-one who saw the photo thought I would survive'
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Benin company harvesting plants that could soak up oil spills
Business
Coronavirus: Asian stocks fall as US imposes EU travel ban
The announcement by Donald Trump comes after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.
Coronavirus: China airline passenger numbers fall 84.5%
The economic hit from the outbreak lockdown forces the Chinese government to support its airline sector.
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Technology
Coronavirus: World's biggest gaming show E3 cancelled
The world's largest gaming expo will not go ahead - raising concerns for its future.
Budget 2020: VAT on e-books and newspapers scrapped
The chancellor's decision is welcomed by publishers but does not extend to audiobooks.
Culture
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The ultimate symbol of Japan?
The kimono is a quintessentially Japanese garment entrenched in symbolism
 
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Trump got this film all wrong
Our verdict on controversial action movie The Hunt
Future
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How do you clean a space station?
Even in space, there’s housework
 
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The Muslim clerics preaching for peat
Can Islamic environmentalism save Indonesia’s peatlands?
Travel
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The French republic no-one knows

They’re currently looking for a new president
 
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The purple food changing California
It’s a tasty solution to an ecological disaster
 
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