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Voting under way across Israel as Netanyahu, Gantz seek to break deadlock

Over 10,000 polling stations across Israel opened their doors at 7 a.m. Monday for the third time in a year as Israelis voted for the 23rd Knesset in the hopes of ending a political impasse that has wracked the country since late 2018. After two inconclusive elections last year, opinion polls forecast another stalemate in …

iPhone 9 rumors: Launch date, price, specs and Touch ID might be back

The upcoming iPhone 9 is widely speculated to be modeled after the iPhone 8 (pictured above), but with upgraded internals. Eric Franklin/CNET Apple is expected to launch a budget-friendly phone at the end of March, which could be the first of at least five iPhones anticipated to launch in 2020. This device is widely speculated …

‘Just run’: on the Turkey-Greece border as refugees try to break through | World news

It was, or so they believed, the start of their journey to the promised land, a place of safety they had longed for. Hours after the Turkish government announced that it would not stop refugees from attempting to reach Europe, a stream of people from the Middle East and Africa, seeking refuge from wars and …

European Markets Bounce on Soothing Words from Central Banks By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Europe’s stock markets bounced sharply at opening on Monday, in the wake of statements from central banks around the world indicating they won’t let panic selling push the world into a financial crisis. By 3:30 AM ET (0830 GMT), the benchmark index was up 7.6 points or 2.0% …

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles

The objects were fired at 12:37 p.m. Korea time and estimated to have a flight distance of 240 kilometers (149 miles) and altitude of 35 kilometers (22 miles), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The projectiles are likely part of North Korea’s combined military drills, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. …

Hull Live: Breaking news, traffic and travel from Hull and East Yorkshire on March 2

Good morning! Hello and welcome to the breaking news blog for Monday, March 2, 2020, where we are at the start of a brand new month already. It’s Anna Riley here and I’ll be keeping you updated on what’s going on across our region including breaking news, sport and the latest on the roads. We’ll …

Coronavirus live updates: Outbreak defies travel restrictions to spread globally; rising numbers in South Korea, U.S., underscore concerns

TOKYO – Asian shares rose on Monday after the Bank of Japan said it would take all necessary steps to stabilize markets in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. Coming after similar comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday, the comments prompted speculation of coordinated central bank action. In an emergency statement, Bank of …

BREAKING: Three people in Singapore latest to test positive for COVID-19 after visiting Indonesia – National

Three people, two Singaporean citizens and one Myanmar national, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, after visiting Batam, Riau Islands, Singapore’s Ministry of Health has announced. The three cases bring the number of COVID-19 patients who tested positive after visiting Indonesia to seven. The three people, identified only as Case 101, Case …

Katherine Johnson, NASA Trailblazer and ‘Hidden Figures’ Mathematician Inspiration, Dies at the Age of 101

The legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died Monday at the age of 101, the U.S. space agency has announced. Johnson developed mathematical equations that were essential to NASA’s early efforts to send astronauts into space and then to the moon—and the principles discovered in her work remain at the core of manned space travel today. …

Mackenzie Hughes’ break from grandstands leads to biggest payday in years