What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
February 28 2020 - 2:02AM
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Countries that never expected to have to combat the coronavirus
are realizing they likely can't keep it out in today's connected
world. The disease caused by the virus has claimed more than 2,800
lives.
Some federal employees were sent to work at California
coronavirus-quarantine locations without adequate safety protocols
and returned home on commercial flights, a whistleblower
alleges.
At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in northwestern Syria,
officials said, plunging Turkey deeper into the war there.
Trump signaled his support for a measure that would prohibit the
U.S. government from turning to a secretive surveillance court to
obtain wiretaps on Americans.
Bloomberg's presidential campaign sought Yang's backing and
floated the possibility of his becoming Bloomberg's running
mate.
A Sanders proposal would sharply curb the tax benefits of
executives' retirement plans and require earlier taxation of stock
options.
The Justice Department is proposing to dramatically increase the
cost of appealing deportation orders.
The U.K. and the EU laid out clashing approaches to their
post-Brexit relationship, setting the stage for months of tense
negotiations.
The U.S. and Switzerland formally launched a humanitarian trade
channel for Iran.
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February 28, 2020 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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