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An Emirati trader checks the stocks on the screen at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Stocks markets in the Mideast suffered sharp drops in early trading Sunday over fears about the new coronavirus and demand in crude oil falling amid a failure by OPEC and allied nations to cut production. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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F1's Bahrain Grand Prix to run without fans due to virus
March 8, 2020 6:04 p.m.

F1's Bahrain Grand Prix to run without fans due to virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix will run this month without spectators as the island kingdom fights an outbreak of the new coronavirus, organizers announced Sunday. Mideast stock markets fell sharply amid a plummeting demand for crude oil.