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In this Monday, March 16, 2020 photo, people shop in the main Shurja market in central Baghdad, Iraq. The economic fallout from the new coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices threatens to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis. The crude-exporting country is struggling to finance measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic amid a leadership void in the federal government. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In this Monday, March 16, 2020 photo, people shop in the main Shurja market in central Baghdad, Iraq. The economic fallout from the new coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices threatens to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis. The crude-exporting country is struggling to finance measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic amid a leadership void in the federal government. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

March 20, 2020

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One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq
March 20, 2020 2:08 a.m.

One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis.