| Trump suspends travel from Europe for 30 days as coronavirus cases continue to grow Posted: 11 Mar 2020 06:43 PM PDT  President Trump announced Wednesday that he was set to suspend travel to the United States from Europe for a period of 30 days in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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| Cough? Fever? Coronavirus symptoms are not enough, Americans find, as strict rules limit who gets tested Posted: 11 Mar 2020 11:47 AM PDT  McNamara told Yahoo News he doesn't intend to keep pushing health officials to be tested for COVID-19.
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| Doomsday Mom Lori Vallow Tries to Get Judge Booted From Case Posted: 12 Mar 2020 09:28 AM PDT  Doomsday mom Lori Vallow is trying to get an Idaho judge booted from her case while she sits in jail, unable to raise enough money to bail out.It's not clear why Vallow—who has refused to cooperate with the investigation into her missing children—wants Madison County Magistrate Judge Faren Eddins disqualified; her lawyer's filing didn't give a reason.She appeared before Eddins last week, requesting that her $5 million bail be lowered to $10,000. Eddins lowered it to $1 million, but Vallow hasn't been able to secure a bond.Bizarre Email Is Latest Clue in Saga of Doomsday Couple With Missing KidsA number of bondsmen have been in touch with Vallow, but none have been willing to take her on."It's not about the money. I told her I don't want to write the bond. I'd rather just have this go away if she would provide where the kids are located," Danielle Kingston told East Idaho News this week."If she could provide that assurance and proof of life, this goes away. But she has rights—including her right to bail."Vallow's 17-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old son J.J. have not been seen since September, and when police started making inquiries, she and husband Chad Daybell picked up and moved to Hawaii.She was ordered to return to Idaho and produce the kids. When she didn't, she was arrested on charges of child desertion, contempt of court, and promoting a criminal act and extradited from Hawaii.In addition to hunting for the kids—who police have said are in danger—authorities are also investigating the death of Vallow's last husband, Charles, who was shot dead by her brother, Alex Cox, who has also since died under mysterious circumstances.They are also looking into the death of Daybell's last wife, Tammy, whose body has been exhumed for an autopsy. Daybell, the author of novels about near-death experiences and the apocalypse, and Vallow, who is also obsessed with doomsday scenarios, got married weeks after Tammy's death from unknown causes.Vallow was supposed to make another court appearance next week, but both her attorney and the prosecutor have asked to postpone it until May because they are gathering more evidence.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEX Posted: 11 Mar 2020 02:40 PM PDT  O'Shaughnessy said the Russian aircraft loitered about 2,500 feet above a camp that was established for the submarine exercise. He said the Russian aircraft "loitered" with an F-22 and and F-18 on their wing.
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| Sanders wins delegate-rich California, NBC News projects Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:52 PM PDT  California, which voted on Super Tuesday, has 415 delegates at stake.
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| Satellite images show Iran has built mass graves amid coronavirus outbreak Posted: 12 Mar 2020 02:52 PM PDT  Trenches in city of Qom confirm worst fears about extent of the epidemic and the government's subsequent cover-upSatellite images of mass graves in the city of Qom suggest Iran's coronavirus epidemic is even more serious than the authorities are admitting.The pictures, first published by the New York Times, show the excavation of a new section in a cemetery on the northern fringe of Iran's holy city in late February, and two long trenches dug, of a total length of 100 yards, by the end of the month.They confirm the worst fears about the extent of the epidemic and the government's subsequent cover-up. On 24 February, at the time the trenches were being dug, a legislator from Qom, 75 miles (120 km) south of Tehran, accused the health ministry of lying about the scale of the outbreak, saying there had already been 50 deaths in the city, at a time when the ministry was claiming only 12 people had died from the virus nationwide.The deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, held a press conference to "categorically deny" the allegations, but he was clearly sweating and coughing as he did so. The next day, Harirchi confirmed that he had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.Since then, members of Iranian parliament, the Majlis, a former diplomat and a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, have died. Another Khamenei adviser and one of the most powerful voices in Iranian foreign policy, Ali Akbar Velayati, was reported on Thursday to have been infected. The top ranks of Iran's clerical leadership are particularly vulnerable because of their advanced age.According to the latest health ministry figures, more than 10,000 Iranians have fallen ill from the virus and 429 have died.Amir Afkhami, who has written a history of Iran's experience of cholera epidemics, A Modern Contagion, said the mass graves add weight to suspicions the real mortality figures are much higher and are still being covered by the leadership."It doesn't surprise me that they are now trying to create mass graves and trying to hide the actual extent of the impact of the disease," Dr Afkhami, an associate professor at George Washington University, said.He added that the close trading partnership between Iran and China, and the government's fear of disrupting that partnership had contributed to the early and rapid spread of the disease."Because of China's status as the country's principal commercial partner, the Iranian government took inadequate cautionary measures to restrict and monitor travelers from China," Dr Afkhami said. "Then, later on, Tehran's lack of transparency and unwillingness to take robust measures such as social distancing and quarantine, particularly at the epicenter of the outbreak, helped spread the virus."
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| Democratic debate loses moderator, moves locations over coronavirus Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:39 AM PDT  The next Democratic debate is getting a location change, and losing a moderator, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic National Committee said on Thursday it would move this Sunday's presidential debate from Phoenix to CNN's studio in Washington, D.C. "out of an abundance of caution and in order to reduce cross-country travel," NBC News reports. Additionally, Univision's Jorge Ramos, who was set to moderate the debate, will no longer do so because he "was in proximity with someone who was in direct contact with a person that tested positive for coronavirus," per The New York Times. Ramos has been cleared by medical professionals, according to NBC. Ilia Calderón is set to take Ramos' place in the debate. The DNC previously announced that the debate, which will be a face-off between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will happen without a live audience. More stories from theweek.com The entire country of Norway is 'shutting down' Disneyland has only closed unexpectedly 3 times. Now it's closing for the rest of the month. March Madness is canceled
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| Democratic lawmakers call on Republicans to apologize for 'bigoted' coronavirus language Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:34 AM PDT  Rep. Judy Chu said, "insisting on identifying the virus by region, as Leader McCarthy and Rep. Gosar have done, only creates fear and hostility."
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| National security adviser says China "covered up" coronavirus Posted: 10 Mar 2020 09:42 PM PDT  National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said China's failure to sound the alarm about the coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, "cost the world community two months to respond."
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| Cuomo says after U.S. blunders on coronavirus tests, New York will do its own Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:18 PM PDT  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed his frustration Wednesday with the Trump administration's failure to provide adequate testing for the coronavirus and said his state would begin contracting with private labs.
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| The US decided to make its own coronavirus test, but the process was plagued by errors and delays. Here's a timeline of what went wrong. Posted: 11 Mar 2020 05:18 PM PDT  Delays in US testing can be attributed, in part, to the CDC's decision to develop its own test, which turned out to be faulty.
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| Biden unveils plan to combat coronavirus Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:37 AM PDT  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized President Trump's response to the coronavirus, and announced his own plan to deal with the pandemic.
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| Bernie Sanders supporter ‘put in headlock’ after confronting MSNBC anchor over coverage Posted: 11 Mar 2020 06:51 AM PDT  A podcaster and radio host who supports Bernie Sanders says he intends to press charges after a filmed confrontation with an MSNBC anchor, during which he claims he was put in a headlock.Jack Allison, who co-hosts morning show JackAM and pop culture podcast Struggle Session, approached journalist Chris Jansing on 10 March while filming on his phone, asking her: "Why did your network not find it newsworthy to report on an anti-semitic attack at the Jewish candidate's rally on Friday?"
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| Pregnant 19-year-old dies trying to climb US border wall Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:54 AM PDT  A 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb the U.S. border wall near El Paso, Texas, U.S. and Guatemalan authorities said Thursday. Guatemala identified the woman as Mirian Stephany Girón Luna. The U.S. said Girón was eight months pregnant, while Guatemalan authorities said she was at seven months.
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| Iran’s Khamenei Says Virus Outbreak May Be ‘Biological Attack’ Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:53 AM PDT |
| Johnson Sidelines Subpoena Vote, Says He Will Directly Target U.S. Consulting Firm Linked with Burisma Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:10 PM PDT  Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) decided on Wednesday to drop a subpoena of a former Ukrainian embassy official as part of an ongoing probe into Burisma and the Bidens, saying instead that he would "go straight to the source" and subpoena Blue Star Strategies, the U.S. firm which lobbied on behalf of Burisma.Citing "an abundance of caution" and "time for you to receive additional briefings," Johnson told his colleagues in a letter on Wednesday that he would "postpone" the vote to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko, who worked for Blue Star."While we work through those questions, at the suggestion of both Republican and Democrat Committee members, we will instead go straight to the source and compel the same records and an appearance directly from Blue Star Strategies," he added.The probe is focused on how Blue Star Strategies attempted to "leverage Hunter Biden's role as a board member of Burisma to gain access to, and potentially influence matters at, the State Department," according to a Johnson letter earlier this month. The Wisconsin Republican said last week that he was in possession of a document from Blue Star which apologized for a "misinformation campaign" against Ukrainian prosecutor Victor Shokin, who Joe Biden bragged about getting fired.Johnson, who asked the State Department for records on the matter Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) in November, has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers over his investigations, over fears that they are politically motivated — with President Trump consistently pointing to the Bidens's "corrupt" dealings in Ukraine.Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) sent a letter Wednesday to the inspectors general for the State Department, Treasury Department, Department of Homeland Security and the National Archives, over fears of a "really concerning double standard."Senator Mitt Romney (R., Utah) initially expressed concerns on the probe, saying "there's no question that the appearance of looking into Burisma and Hunter Biden appears political," only to acquiesce after speaking with Johnson and being reassured that his subpoena would occur "without a hearing or public spectacle."Romney did not return a request for comment on whether he was involved in the decision to target Blue Star directly.
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| National security adviser O'Brien blames China for coronavirus spread Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:18 PM PDT  National security adviser Robert O'Brien defended President Trump's response to the coronavirus and blamed the Chinese government for covering up the initial outbreak of an illness the World Health Organization declared Wednesday is now a pandemic.
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| Republican senator: It's time to hold China 'accountable' for the coronavirus Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:31 AM PDT  Sen. Tom Cotton has suggested the US investigate the highly unlikely theory coronavirus was developed in a Chinese "superlaboratory."
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| 7-Eleven Owner Arrested After Selling 'Dangerous' Homemade Sanitizer Posted: 11 Mar 2020 08:00 AM PDT  Children allegedly suffered burns after using the "spray sanitizer"
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| U.S. probe into Mexican drug cartel yields 750 arrests Posted: 11 Mar 2020 09:59 PM PDT  Agents also seized more than 20 kilograms of drugs and $20 million in cash from the cartel, the Justice Department said.
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| What you need to know about the coronavirus today Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:05 AM PDT |
| House Speaker Pelosi to unveil coronavirus aid package for workers Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:18 PM PDT  Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving swiftly toward House passage of a coronavirus aid package possibly this week as Congress rebuffs President Trump's proposed payroll tax break and focuses instead on sick pay and other resources to more immediately help workers hit by the crisis.
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| Sister of executed man to governor: 'You killed my brother' Posted: 12 Mar 2020 03:12 PM PDT  The sister of an executed inmate, whose case drew national scrutiny because he was not the gunman, confronted Alabama's governor on Thursday for not stopping the lethal injection. The sister of Nathaniel Woods approached Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey as she spoke with reporters about the U.S. Census, WSFA reported. Woods was put to death March 5 by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court and the governor both declined to intervene.
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| Putin Saw a World in Turmoil and Decided It Needs More Putin Posted: 12 Mar 2020 04:21 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Vladimir Putin changed his mind and backed a plan to allow him to run for two more presidential terms because of the current turbulent period in the world, his spokesman said, in the Kremlin's first public explanation of a move that would let him rule until 2036."The situation in the world has become less stable," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call Thursday. He cited the coronavirus pandemic, the risks of "global recession," numerous "acute regional conflicts" and western sanctions as among the factors that led to Putin's decision."In these difficult years, the stability of the authorities, the firmness and consistency of government have huge significance," he told reporters. "In such hard years, some countries have taken decisions to allow the incumbent president to remain on his path into the future."Putin has had a hand in some of the latest turmoil, setting off a price war in the oil market by refusing last week to agree to deepen output cuts in a deal with other major producers and fueling a crisis earlier this year with Turkey over the civil war in Syria. Peskov didn't explain why the Russian leader felt the current instability will continue to be a factor requiring his continued rule four or more years from now.Putin had previously said he would respect term limits, meaning he would have had to step down in 2024, even as he left the door open to take another role to retain control. But Tuesday he reversed himself and backed a constitutional amendment that would exempt him from the restrictions. While Putin had been widely expected to find a way to extend his 20-year rule, he had previously suggested he would likely step down as president.'Our Advantage is Putin'Under the new plan, Putin, 67, would be allowed to run for up to two more terms, opening the way for him to remain president until 2036, when he would be 83. Peskov said Putin hasn't yet announced whether he will run again in 2024."I doubt these arguments will be seen as convincing," said Mikhail Vinogradov, a St. Peterburg political analyst. "Now it's coronavirus, but there was a time when the Icelandic volcano erupted and they suspended air service. These things happen but it's no reason to change the constitution."The amendments were approved by parliament this week and are expected to go to a national vote next month after Putin signs them and the Constitutional Court signs off. They would take effect immediately."Today, with the challenges and threats that are out there in the world, it's not oil and gas that are our advantages," Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin told members of the State Duma Thursday. "Our advantage is Putin and we should defend him."Despite the apparent alarm about coronavirus, Peskov said the Kremlin isn't currently considering changes to its plans for the constitutional vote next month or the May 9 festivities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. The government Wednesday recommended canceling public events because of the risk of spreading the virus."The Putin regime is a classic personalistic autocracy of the Latin American or Asian type, which always uses current circumstances to justify cracking down," said Andrei Kolesnikov, analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center. "They assume that an authoritarian system deals with crises more confidently."(Updates with parliament speaker quote in ninth paragraph)To contact the reporters on this story: Andrey Biryukov in Moscow at abiryukov5@bloomberg.net;Evgenia Pismennaya in Moscow at epismennaya@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Gregory L. White at gwhite64@bloomberg.net, Tony HalpinFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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| 'You can't have a revolution without rallies': Biden storms ahead in Florida polls as coronavirus deflates Sanders campaign Posted: 12 Mar 2020 09:06 AM PDT  As the two remaining Democratic candidates curb their public events in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, Joe Biden has opened up a massive lead over Bernie Sanders in the crucial state of Florida.With just days to go before the state votes alongside three other states on 17 March, the University of North Florida survey finds Mr Biden outpacing Mr Sanders by 44 points. If that finding is borne out when the state votes, it would be one of Mr Sanders's most severe defeats of the whole primary season.
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| Mike Pence says 'thousands' more Americans will get coronavirus Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:55 AM PDT  Thousands more Americans will become infected with coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday.
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| India reports first coronavirus death amid new restrictions Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:59 AM PDT  India on Thursday reported its first coronavirus death as authorities ordered schools, theatres and cinemas closed in New Delhi for the rest of the month in a bid to keep the pandemic at bay. India with its 1.3 billion population and proximity to China has so far come through the global virus crisis, that has killed more than 4,600 people, relatively unscathed. The death was announced, however, only hours after India suspended all visas for incoming tourists from Friday and ordered the closure of most border points with neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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| Chinese foreign ministry spokesman pushes coronavirus conspiracy theory that the US Army 'brought the epidemic to Wuhan' Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:06 AM PDT  China has pushed the narrative that the virus might have originated somewhere else. Several conspiracy theories about its origin have emerged.
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| Man in car with daughter, 2, was approached by police, drove into river Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:12 AM PDT  The man was found dead in the water, and the girl is missing in what police called "a very tragic event."
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| Bahrain accuses Iran of 'biological aggression', Gulf states try to curb coronavirus Posted: 11 Mar 2020 05:44 PM PDT  Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of "biological aggression" by covering up the spread of the coronavirus and failing to stamp Bahraini travelers' passports. As the death toll continued to rise in Iran, Gulf Arab states took new steps to contain the virus, with Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority saying anyone diagnosed with coronavirus was forbidden from attending Friday prayers. Attendance is generally mandatory for able-bodied men in Islam, but Riyadh said those under quarantine and those afraid of being infected or infecting others need not attend.
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| U.S. strikes back at militia group after 2 American troops killed in Iraq Posted: 12 Mar 2020 03:50 PM PDT  The strikes come just hours after Pentagon leaders warned that the United States would respond to the deadly attack, which they said was launched by Iranian-backed Shia militia groups in Iraq.
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| Despite Harvard's $49 billion endowment, displaced first-generation and low-income students have been forced to turn to GoFundMe and alumni networks for support amid the school's coronavirus shutdown Posted: 11 Mar 2020 03:05 PM PDT  "The sort of blanket policy that came from the university disproportionally impacted students differently," the organizer of the fundraiser said.
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| Italy death toll jumps past 1,000 as Milan bourse nosedives Posted: 12 Mar 2020 08:15 AM PDT  Italy's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic shot past 1,000 on Thursday as the economic impact worsened, with much of the country at a standstill and the Milan bourse posting its largest ever one-day fall. Looking to halt the spread of the disease, the government introduced yet more restrictions on Italians, ordering the blanket, nationwide closure of restaurants, bars and almost all shops except for food stores and chemists. Most Italians were stoical in the face of the unprecedented disruption.
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| Biden names Clinton-Obama veteran as new campaign manager Posted: 12 Mar 2020 09:52 AM PDT  Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden is shaking up his campaign leadership by naming a veteran of Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's White House bids as his campaign manager. The campaign announced Thursday that Jen O'Malley Dillon will serve as campaign manager going forward.
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| Hannity: Might ‘Be True’ That ‘Deep State’ Is Using Coronavirus to Hurt Economy Posted: 11 Mar 2020 02:32 PM PDT  Fox News host Sean Hannity took to his radio show Wednesday to once again downplay concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, this time citing a Twitter crank to credulously claim that it might "be true" that the "deep state" is using the pandemic to hurt the economy and push "mandated medicines."Hannity, who also serves as an informal adviser to President Donald Trump and is sometimes referred to as the White House chief of staff, first pointed to a far-right blog to insist that the American public is approving of the president's response to the coronavirus."Gateway Pundit points out that, as of yesterday, that the president's approval rating is fine, and he's getting pretty good grades on everything else," Hannity boasted during his afternoon radio program, as first spotlighted by Media Matters.A Quinnipiac poll released earlier this week, however, shows Trump's approval rating has dropped to 41 percent amid fears of the coronavirus crisis worsening. A plurality of respondents also disapproves of the president's response to the outbreak, compared to just 43 percent who approve.Trump Campaign Spox Grilled by Fox Host on Refusal to Cancel Rallies"There's an MIT guy I noticed on Twitter, and you know he's saying pretty much the same thing he does research nearly every single day on immune systems he said quote 'coronavirus fear-mongering by the deep state will go down in history as one of the biggest frauds to manipulate economies, suppress dissent, and push mandated medicines,'" Hannity said, adding, "May be true."The person whom the pro-Trump host cited, Shiva Ayyadurai, is a right-wing provocateur who has promoted the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon. He also ran for the Senate in 2018 against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and repeatedly called her a "Fake Indian," "fascist," and "scumbag" during his disastrous campaign.With COVID-19 having now resulted in dozens of American deaths, tanking stock markets and causing mass cancellations across the nation, Hannity has continued to minimize and downplay the dangers of the disease. The nation's top expert on infectious disease, however, pointed out to Hannity's viewers on Tuesday night that he's "gotta make sure" they understand that coronavirus is at least 10 times as lethal as the seasonal flu, which Hannity and Trump have regularly compared this outbreak to.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Senate GOP blocks emergency paid sick leave bill from moving forward Posted: 12 Mar 2020 09:59 AM PDT  A Republican lawmaker has blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats to pass legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick leave, in light of the coronavirus.
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| One chart shows how the coronavirus is more deadly than the flu even in South Korea, where the COVID-19 death rate is low Posted: 12 Mar 2020 02:18 PM PDT  South Korea has reported lower coronavirus death rates than other countries. But even those rates indicate COVID-19 is far more deadly than the flu.
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| Body found is missing toddler Evelyn Boswell, Tennessee authorities confirm Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:26 PM PDT  Evelyn's body, dressed in the "exact clothing" she was described as wearing when reported missing, was discovered on the Boswell family's property.
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| Should you get a soundbar for your TV? Posted: 12 Mar 2020 01:55 PM PDT  A soundbar is virtually always going to be better than your TV's built-in speakers. Here's how to find the best soundbar for your setup.
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| Coronavirus: White House blocks media from Pence meeting with hospital executives Posted: 11 Mar 2020 12:33 PM PDT  Mike Pence heard from hospital executives on Wednesday about the coronavirus, but a nervous public will have to wait for the vice president's account of what they said.The meeting came on a day when a report surfaced that Congress's in-house doctor told Capitol Hill staffers he expects 75 million to 150 million people in the United States (total population: 364 million) to contract the novel disease. Federal and industry officials are working on a vaccine, but one might be as long as a year from being deployed.
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| Philippines' Duterte announces 'lockdown' of Manila to fight coronavirus Posted: 12 Mar 2020 06:29 AM PDT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to arrest the spread of coronavirus. Duterte approved a resolution to allow a raft of containment measures including bans on mass gatherings, a month of school closures and quarantining in communities where cases are detected, as well as stopping domestic travel in and out of Manila.
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| Wisconsin voter purge case appealed to state Supreme Court Posted: 11 Mar 2020 10:00 AM PDT |
| Clyburn calls for Democrats to 'shut this primary down' if Biden has big night Posted: 10 Mar 2020 08:04 PM PDT  The South Carolina congressman spoke as six states were voting with 352 delegates up for grabs.
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| Coronavirus: Six of President Trump's claims fact-checked Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:52 PM PDT  The US president has questioned WHO data and taken credit for reducing the number of cases. Is he right?
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| California banned gatherings of 250 or more, and said smaller ones should only happen if people stand 6 feet apart Posted: 12 Mar 2020 05:20 AM PDT  Governor Gavin Newsom announced the new measures late Wednesday in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus in California,
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| Iran asks for billions in loans as virus death toll climbs Posted: 12 Mar 2020 02:14 AM PDT  Iran said Thursday it asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion loan to fight the coronavirus, the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that it has sought such assistance, in a staggering admission of how fragile its economy has become amid the epidemic and punishing U.S. sanctions. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that the Washington-based IMF should "stand on right side of history & act responsibly" by releasing the funds. Iran's Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati said he asked for the $5 billion loan last week in a letter to IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva.
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| Pakistan passes child abuse law after girl's rape and murder Posted: 11 Mar 2020 01:35 PM PDT |
