MARCH 10, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump - REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners after he had delayed for over a week.
The U.S.-Taliban...
MARCH 10, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to celebrate International Women's Day, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 8, 2020. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia, where men traditionally give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he...
MARCH 10, 2020
Mukesh Ambani, billionaire and chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd., pauses during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
The wealth destruction caused by Monday’s market collapse is reshaping the ranks of the world’s richest people.
Wildcatter Harold Hamm’s fortune plunged by almost half to...
MARCH 9, 2020
There are rare moments when the world economy seems to be reconfiguring itself beneath our feet. These can be startlingly fast bursts, not obvious to people who are just going about their business, but glaringly so to those who interpret the moves of financial markets.
March 2020, it is now abundantly clear, is one of...
MARCH 9, 2020
Stocks cratered Monday as investors grappled with the sinking price of oil and the spread of the coronavirus.
The Dow ended down more than 2,000 points in its worst daily point drop ever. The S&P 500 finished 7.6% lower, while the Nasdaq sank 7.3%. The massive sell-off triggered a key market circuit breaker minutes after the opening bell....
MARCH 8, 2020
The Alabama Board of Education in 1993 voted to prohibit yoga, hypnosis and meditation in public school classrooms. - Photograph: fizkes/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Lawmakers move to lift decades-old ban, but the bill would continue to prohibit chanting, mantras and the greeting
Alabama could takes steps to lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools this week, but would keep...
MARCH 8, 2020
Fiona Hill, the president's former top adviser on Russia whose testimony was central to his impeachment inquiry, says Russia knows how to exploit our society's divisions to put Americans on edge – just where its president, Vladimir Putin, wants us. Hill speaks to Lesley Stahl in her first interview since her testimony on Capitol Hill for a...
MARCH 8, 2020
Women from a hardline religious seminary in the Pakistani capital Islamabad form military style rows in a counter protest against an International Women's Day march - held across the road. The seminary women accused the women's day marchers of vulgarity for chanting the slogan "my body, my choice." - Diaa Hadid/NPR
Demonstrators belonging to Islamist groups attacked an...
MARCH 8, 2020
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
One top contender is struggling to make inroads with African Americans. The other, establishment frontrunner is struggling to put him away. Michigan could bury a campaign — or revive it. A messy national convention looms in the distance.
The 2020 Democratic primary is back where it was...
MARCH 8, 2020
A man rides a snowboard at Abali ski resort of Gevas district as Supermoon is seen over Turkey's Van on February 19, 2019. - Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
A supermoon heralding spring will light up the sky Sunday and Monday. The true full moon occurs Monday, but it will appear full for three days from early Sunday until...
