2020-03-09

USA

Why some moderate conservatives are voting in Michigan's Democratic primary

"This is why we get do-overs," said one former Trump voter.

09/03/2020

World News

Coronavirus symptoms take five days to appear

A new study found that less than 2.5 percent of COVID-19 cases showed symptoms within 2.2 days while 97.5 percent showed symptoms within 11.5 days.

09/03/2020

USA

Ireland cancels St. Patrick's Day festivities over coronavirus concerns

There have been a total of 33 cases of COVID-19, the disease associated with coronavirus, between both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

09/03/2020

The Cube

White House shares 'manipulated' and 'partly false' video of Joe Biden

The viral clip appears to show the Democrat frontrunner endorsing Donald Trump as US President but had been shortened to remove the end of his sentence.

09/03/2020

USA

Coronavirus mask pushers pump wares on social media

Some accounts that purport to market other illicit goods such as drugs have turned to coronavirus-related products.

09/03/2020

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Museums closed by the Italian government in anti-virus measures

Popular tourist sites in Italy were shut down on Sunday as the Italian government took drastic measures to stop the coronavirus spread.

09/03/2020

USA

Stock-trading app Robinhood suffers third outage amid market turbulence

"Surely this can't be legal. Constant broker outages on the biggest trading days in history? No way," one Reddit user wrote Monday.

09/03/2020

USA

How new rules at Facebook and Twitter led to a warning beneath the president's retweet

The spread of the video shows how even clear warnings can be little match for the power of the social media infrastructure that has been built up by both parties in recent years.

09/03/2020

USA

Euroviews. Bernie Sanders in 2020 is having a rock star moment (literally) ǀ View

With any good performer, a semblance of skill, talent, charisma, stage presence, endurance, or an amalgam of all of these assets is necessary for a good show. But sometimes, none of that matters. Sometimes enough people in the audience just need to like you more than the last act.

09/03/2020

France

Coronavirus: Macron strolls Champs Elysées in 'message of confidence'

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron walked hand-in-hand on Paris' Champs-Elysees on Monday "to send a message of confidence to the French economy" amid coronavirus.

09/03/2020

USA

Texas Dems announce largest-ever voter drive in 2020 flip effort

With money from the national party, state Democrats aim to expand their voter rolls in a bid to flip the state from red to blue this November.

09/03/2020

USA

Biden says Trump should 'just be quiet' about coronavirus

Stocks across the world have cratered amid the spread of the coronavirus.

09/03/2020

Ireland

Dublin cancels St Patrick's Day parade due to coronavirus outbreak

Two more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland on Monday, bringing the total number to 21.

09/03/2020

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Hundreds of thousands protest violence against women in Chile

Thousands took to the streets of Chile's capital Santiago to mark International Women's Day on Sunday, calling for equality and an end to violence

09/03/2020

Europe News

The Brief: Erdogan's ultimatum, coronavirus concerns and migration

Monday marks 100 days of Ursual von der Leyen's team in office, and while they set clear goals in terms of climate, digital and gender, events regarding migration, COVID-19 and foreign policy have overtaken the European Commission.

09/03/2020

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Women defy conservative regimes in rights marches across the world

Women marched for their rights on Sunday all around the world, including in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico...

09/03/2020

World News

How do scientists create vaccines for new viruses?

Hundreds of scientists around the world have begun to create a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, which, according to WHO estimates, could take a year and a half to produce.

09/03/2020

World

'We are afraid': Residents in Greek village divided over migrants

Some say the town should welcome the new arrivals. Others want them gone.

09/03/2020

USA

What's behind oil price war that sent markets plunging?

"The main reason why coronavirus is a threat to oil prices is that China is the main new consumer of oil in the world," said economist Cailin Birch.

09/03/2020

Next Series

How EU funding is changing the face of Latvian innovation

In partnership with The European Commission

Horizon 2020 funds from the European Commission are changing the face of innovation at the Unversity of Latvia in Riga.

09/03/2020

USA

As Warren stays on sidelines, key allies move toward Sanders

The Working Families Party was one of the first big progressive groups to back Warren. It's now calling on her supporters to rally behind Sanders.

09/03/2020

USA

Twitter strikes deal with activist investor to keep Jack Dorsey as CEO

The deal will include a $2 billion share buyback program and give the hedge fund, Elliott Management, a seat on Twitter's board of directors.

09/03/2020

USA

Harry and Meghan to make their final appearance as senior royals

"I imagine everybody will be on absolutely best behavior. But goodness knows what they will all be thinking privately," said royal biographer Penny Junor.

09/03/2020

USA

Coronavirus reality is creating fear and uncertainty, and might be Trump's biggest challenge yet

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

09/03/2020

Italy

Death toll rises in Italian prisons as inmates riot over COVID-19 rule

The riots were triggered by emergency restrictions imposed amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

09/03/2020

USA

Cory Booker endorses Biden: Former vice president will 'restore honor to the Oval Office'

Booker joined Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris and Mike Bloomberg, who have endorsed Biden in recent days.

09/03/2020

World News

Germany refuses to extradite Pole under European arrest warrant

The court ordered the release of the suspect and said it needed more information from the Polish judicial authorities.

09/03/2020

Belgium

EU and Turkey agree to review 2016 migration deal

In 2016, Turkey was promised up to 6 billion euros in aid for the more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees it hosts, as well as fast-tracked EU membership. Now, the EU and Turkey will review the deal.

09/03/2020

World

EU pledges €25 billion to offset economic impact of COVID-19

Leaders have pledged to accelerate research into the disease and to support the sectors the hardest hit, such as aviation.

09/03/2020

Russia

Euroviews. Already vulnerable, LGBTIQ people are being used as a pawn in Putin’s latest power play ǀ View

Vladimir Putin has vowed that same-sex marriage will not become a reality as long as he is president, and swiftly included a corresponding provision in proposed constitutional changes due to be voted on in a second reading by the State Duma this week, which will be put to a referendum next month.

09/03/2020