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Portal:Current events/2020 February 24

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

;Business and economy

  • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops more than 3% as the coronavirus pandemic spreads outside China. This follows benchmark indices falling sharply in Europe after steep declines across Asia. [https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-dow-is-down-700-points-as-the-coronavirus-spreads-in-europe-51582548023 (Barrons)] [https://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-fall-as-coronavirus-spread-accelerates-outside-china-11582533308 (Wall Street Journal)]

;Health and environment

  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
  • Armenia has closed its border from Meghri with Iran and suspended all flights from Armenia to Iran for the next two weeks due to increasing cases of coronavirus in Iran. [https://www.facebook.com/1378368079150250/posts/2563933197260393/?d=n (Prime Minister of Armenia's Facebook page)]
  • The General Authority of Oman's Civil Aviation announced the suspension of all flights between the sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran until further notice. [https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-24-20-hnk-intl/index.html (CNN)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
  • Seventy-four more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Italy, bringing the number to 229. Four more virus-related deaths are confirmed, bringing the death toll to seven. [https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/02/24/news/coronavirus_149_i_casi_confermati_conte_i_contagi_possono_crescere_-249427098/ (La Repubblica)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
  • Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airways suspends flights to South Korea starting February 26. [https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-24-20-hnk-intl/index.html (CNN)]
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  • The total number of infected in the United States is now 53 people, up from 34 two days ago. [https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-24-20-hnk-intl/index.html (CNN)]
  • Pakistan International Airlines suspends flights to China until March 15. [https://www.geo.tv/latest/273953-pia-suspends-flight-operation-to-beijing-till-march-15 (Geo News)]
  • A 300-bed isolation ward has been set up in Islamabad for Chinese citizens returning to Pakistan after vacations. [https://arynews.tv/en/coronavirus-threat-isolation-wards-chinese-pakistan/ (ARY News)]
  • Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman and Bahrain confirm their first cases of coronavirus. [https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-and-kuwait-confirm-first-cases-of-coronavirus-disease-1.1582526120524 (Gulf News)] [https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/coronavirus-iraq-confirms-first-case (Straits Times)] [https://www.foxnews.com/health/afghanistan-first-coronavirus-case-iran (Fox News)]
  • Spain confirms its third case in Tenerife, Canary Islands, from an Italian tourist. [https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20200224/coronavirus-china-ultimas-noticias-directo-7817968 (El Periódico)]

;International relations

  • India–United States relations
  • U.S. President Donald Trump visits India and meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the sale of American military jets to India. [https://www.npr.org/2020/02/24/808096104/namaste-trump-india-greets-u-s-leader-with-epic-party-and-modest-policy-aims (NPR)] [https://arynews.tv/en/us-visit-namaste-trump/ (ARY News)]

;Law and crime

  • The United States wants the United Kingdom to extradite WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange, who might face American espionage charges. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/assange-put-lives-risk-lawyer-u-s-says-extradition-hearing-n1141496 (NBC News)]
  • Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane appears in court and hears the charges against him in a pre-trial hearing. He denies involvement in the murder of his former wife and requests immunity from the higher court. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lesotho-politics/lesotho-pm-in-court-on-suspicion-of-murdering-wife-requests-immunity-idUSKCN20I0P7 (Reuters)]
  • Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
  • U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape, and not guilty of predatory sexual assault. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/nyregion/harvey-weinstein-verdict.html (The New York Times)]
  • The United Kingdom bans Sonnenkrieg Division, the UK branch of the American Neo-Nazi organization Atomwaffen Division, as a terrorist group in response to the Hanau shootings last week. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/24/uk-ban-neo-nazi-sonnenkrieg-division-terrorist-group (The Guardian)]

;Politics and elections

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