The Dutch dominated a global, multibillion-dollar industry employing tens of thousands and spawning millionaire D.J.’s. On Tuesday, it was shuttered.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Iraq Resists Iranian Pressure to Reopen Border Closed to Slow Covid-19
With the coronavirus raging in Iran, a push to distance their country from their neighbor has gained broader appeal in Iraq.
‘I’m Just Living a Nightmare’: Oil Industry Braces for Devastation
Across the United States, companies are laying off workers, shutting down wells and preparing for a prolonged slump as oil prices tumble.
Coronavirus Threatens Press Freedom Around the World, Report Says
The United States, which ranked 45th out of 180 countries and territories, and Brazil were becoming models of hostility toward the news media, according to the World Press Freedom Index.
Coronavirus World News: Live Updates
In southern Italy, the pandemic is choking an already fragile economy. Protests erupt in Lebanon.
How Ecuador’s Port City Became a Coronavirus Epicenter
Ecuador took early aggressive measures to stop the coronavirus, but ended up becoming an epicenter of the pandemic in Latin America. How? We revisit the first confirmed case and what led to the disease’s spread.
Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Victims Must Be Mourned at a Safe Distance
Nova Scotians are grieving amid a coronavirus lockdown the deaths of at least 22 people killed by a gunman. Among the dead: an elementary schoolteacher, a cancer survivor and a family of three.
U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate
The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
Israelis Find Little to Love in Their New Government, Except No More Elections
Right-wingers felt betrayed by Netanyahu’s surrender of half the government. Gantz voters felt betrayed by almost everything else in a power-sharing deal.
For Southern Italy, the Coronavirus Becomes a War on 2 Fronts
As it confronts the ravages of the virus, Italy’s less developed south also faces economic carnage not seen since just after World War II, with the poor turning to handouts.