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UEFA SUSPEND all Champions League and Europa League matches due to coronavirus UEFA have suspended all next week's scheduled matches due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the organization announced in a statement on Friday. The UEFA statement read: "In the light of developments due to the spread of COVID-19 in Europe and related decisions made by different governments, all UEFA club competitions matches scheduled next week are postponed. READ MORE: UEFA set to suspend Champions League and Europa League amid coronavirus pandemic – reports "Further decisions on when these matches take place will be communicated in due course." Matches to be postponed include all Champsions League and Europa League round of 16 second leg matches originally scheduled to tak...

Romania's interim PM Orban to enter quarantine after coronavirus contact Romania's Interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban will place himself in quarantine, after coming into contact with one of his party’s senators who was later confirmed Covid-19-positive. Orban, the leader of the Liberal Party, was supposed to attend consultations with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis later on Friday in a new attempt to form a government and get parliament’s approval next week, Reuters reported. Orban, his cabinet and Liberal Party leaders were entering self-quarantine and testing was underway, he said. Earlier this month, Romania shut down all schools and suspended flights to and from Italy, seeking to limit the spread of coronavirus to the Black Sea state. Romania's interim PM ...

‘This is the beginning of the greatest financial crisis in US history’: Peter Schiff makes dire predictions to Boom Bust After suffering the worst stock market crash since 1987, the US Federal Reserve has announced a $1.5 trillion injection to ease strained capital markets. It is the biggest action by the Fed since the 2008 financial crisis. RT’s Boom Bust is joined by the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Peter Schiff to find out if the Fed’s actions are enough to stop the stock market bloodbath. “The bull market is clearly over, just look at the numbers,” says the veteran stock broker. “This is the beginning of the greatest financial crisis in US history,” Schiff says, adding “The financial crisis of US of 2008 will pale in comparison as with the severity...

PM Abe gets emergency powers from Japan parliament to tackle coronavirus outbreak Japan’s parliament on Friday approved a bill giving PM Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools, halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies, as Japan tries to slow the coronavirus outbreak. The bill amends a 2012 law drawn up following a flu epidemic in 2009. It was approved by upper house lawmakers after the lower house passed the legislation on Thursday. The PM would have to declare a state of emergency in order to use the new powers. Abe has requested schools to close and organizers of events to cancel large gatherings, but so far has not had the power to make them comply. Japan has almost 1,400 coronavirus cases, including about 697 from a cruise ship. Twenty-six ...

Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for unity govt with rival ‘for limited period’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government to confront a growing crisis over Covid-19, offering a potential way out of political deadlock. Netanyahu made the offer in a nationally televised address on Thursday. “It will be an emergency government for a limited period,” he said, adding that politics should be put aside. His chief rival, former military chief Benny Gantz, said he was willing to discuss the possibility of a national unity government and that his party will do “everything in our power to see it move forward,” AP reports. The conciliatory language marked a sharp change after months of acrimonious campaigning and heightened rhetoric in the w...