Oil falls for third day as coronavirus travel bans escalate
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a third session on Wednesday to be down about 17% so far this week as the outlook for fuel demand darkened amid travel and social lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus epidemic.Brent crude was trading down 43 cents, or 1.5%, at $28.30 a barrel by 0650 GMT, after dropping to $28.26 the lowest since early 2016. The international benchmark fell 4.3% on Tuesday.U.S. crude was down 47 cents, or 1.7%, at $26.48 a barrel, after falling as low as $26.20, also the..