Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday, shortly after ending his own bid for the White House, a top Buttigieg adviser told Reuters.
Louvre closes for second day as staff walk out over coronavirus risks
The Louvre museum in Paris shut its doors to art lovers and tourists for a second day on Monday after staff walked out over health risks associated with the coronavirus.
On the trail: 2020 Democrats blanket Super Tuesday states with eye on delegates
Front-runner Bernie Sanders, a reinvigorated Joe Biden, and the other remaining Democratic U.S. presidential candidates fanned out on Monday to many of the 14 states that will hold Super Tuesday nominating contests.
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Democratic bid to defend Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including New York and California to preserve the landmark healthcare law.
India reports three more cases of coronavirus, including Italian national
An Italian national tested positive for coronavirus in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, a major tourist destination, a hospital official said on Monday, taking the number of people who have tested positive in the country to six.
Nike temporarily closes European HQ in the Netherlands due to coronavirus case
U.S. sportswear giant Nike said on Monday its European headquarters in the Netherlands would be closed until Wednesday after an employee was infected with the new coronavirus.
Iraq announces two new coronavirus cases – Health Ministry
Iraq has detected two new coronavirus patients, both of whom had recently visited Iran, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the total cases recorded so far to 21.
On the trail: Buttigieg drops White House bid as Democrats look to Super Tuesday
Pete Buttigieg dropped his bid for the White House on Sunday, shaking up the race for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November’s election just days before the 14-state Super Tuesday contest.
Bloomberg’s big bet: Can money beat Biden’s momentum?
In his brief three-month campaign for president, Michael Bloomberg poured nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars into building an advertising and data-mining juggernaut unlike anything the political world had ever seen.
Iceland confirms first three cases of coronavirus, in patients returning from Italy
The first three cases of people infected with coronavirus have been confirmed in Iceland, the country’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management said in a statement late on Sunday.
