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State Department will evacuate Americans from cruise ship, first death confirmed in Europe ========== The State Department will evacuate Americans from a cruise ship where the coronavirus has infected passengers. China's National Health Commission reported an additional 143 deaths nationwide, as well as 2,641 new confirmed cases as of Feb. 14. Two weeks after the Lunar New Year holiday was originally supposed to end, Chinese businesses are still getting up to speed. The next two weeks will be crucial in determining the economic impact of the coronavirus, says IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Pelosi warned of Chinese telecom giant Huawei's "insidious aggression" and called on other nations to work with the U.S. as the globe races to develop 5G. U.S. prosecutors brought fresh charges against Huawei, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets from American firms and violating sanctions on Iran and North Korea. After its energy business dipped in 2019, Tesla is under pressure to ramp up hiring and production at its solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York. Automakers working to restart manufacturing in China are trying to prevent operations elsewhere from being affected by supply shortages. The Singapore government is warning of scam calls made under the pretext of investigations linked to confirmed cases of coronavirus. #Coronavirus #StateDepartment #CruiseShip #China #LunarNewYear #Imf #Huawei #Tesla #Automakers #Singapore https://www.cnbc.com/world-top-news/