Europe

Italy's Ambassador To The U.S. On Coronavirus, Trump Travel Ban

8:14am March 13, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Italy's ambassador to the U.S. Armando Varricchio about the country's response to the coronavirus outbreak, and President Trump's restrictions on travel from Europe.

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Financial Markets Rattled By The Multiple Effects Of COVID-19

5:14am March 13, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to economist Megan Greene, a senior fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School, about how President Trump's European travel ban will impact financial markets.

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U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Containing COVID-19

5:09am March 13, 2020

As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.

After weeks of turmoil over the economic toll of the coronavirus, U.S. stock indexes entered a bear market, signaling an end to their 11-year winning streak.

Dow Plunges 2,300 Points: Stocks In Meltdown As Panic Selling Continues

5:41pm March 12, 2020

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 10% — its biggest one-day drop since 1987 — as the coronavirus pandemic continued to rattle markets. Trading was temporarily halted earlier in the day.

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World News

Europe, And Americans Abroad There, Respond To Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

4:18pm March 12, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Americans on vacation or studying in Europe are rushing to get back to the U.S. before transatlantic flights are cut back because of President Trump's new travel restrictions.

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U.K. Not Included In Trump's European Travel Ban, Even As COVID-19 Spreads There

4:18pm March 12, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The United Kingdom was not included in President Trump's ban on travel from Europe, despite a growing wave of coronavirus infections there.

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Passengers hoping to change their flights to the U.S. wait in long lines at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands after President Trump announced new restrictions on travel from Europe.

Coronavirus: Chaos Follows Trump's European Travel Ban; EU Says It Wasn't Warned

4:10pm March 12, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"The Coronavirus is a global crisis and requires cooperation," EU leaders say. Trump also left many people confused about the extent of new restrictions on travel from Europe.

Passengers wait in front of the Air France desk at an airport near Paris on Thursday, a day after President Trump announced a 30-day ban on travel from most of Europe to the United States.

Coronavirus FAQ: The U.S. Ban On Travel From Europe, Explained

2:10pm March 12, 2020

by Brian Naylor

President Trump announced a ban on foreign nationals entering the United States. American citizens and permanent residents returning from a select list of countries are exempt from the restrictions.

Trump Bans Travelers From Some European Countries To The U.S.

11:17am March 12, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The 30-day ban is an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus. The president announced that measure, along with some economic relief efforts, in a primetime address Wednesday night.

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How Russia Is Reacting To The Oil Price War

7:05am March 12, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's two-largest oil exporters, stopped coordinating their crude production last week, sending oil prices tumbling.

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