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'Cancer does not wait': Children's medicine shortage stokes anger in Mexico February 17, 2020
Hermes Soto, who turned 5 on Monday, will not be celebrating his birthday with friends. Instead, he is bracing for his 15th chemotherapy session to tackle a rare but aggressive form of cancer that threatens to kill him.
U.S. State Dept tracks 60 U.S. citizens in Japan following coronavirus outbreak February 17, 2020
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is tracking the condition of 60 U.S. citizens in Japan after more than 300 Americans were repatriated from a cruise ship that had the largest cluster of coronavirus cases outside China.
Hundreds of Americans flown home from cruise ship, 14 with coronavirus February 17, 2020
More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan.
Euro zone ministers discuss fiscal boost options as virus worries weigh February 17, 2020
Euro zone finance ministers discussed ways to pursue a more growth-friendly fiscal policy mix on Monday, in a potential nudge to Germany and the Netherlands to spend more as fears of a downturn grow in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.