Shares Fall On 2019-nCoV Economic Concerns, Gold Gains

Shares

Global equity markets on Friday, January 31, posted their biggest weekly and monthly loss on shares from August 2019 to January 2020. This, as growing concerns about the economic impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China sapped risk appetite and raised the safe-haven Japanese yen and Swiss franc. Yields on US debt fell … Read more

Baguio City Cancels Panagbenga Festival Over Fears Of 2019-nCoV

Baguio City

Baguio City has canceled the opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, according to its mayor. In a press conference, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said that he was canceling the street parade on Saturday, February 1. The Cordillera Regional Athletic Association (CARAA) said that “all events … Read more