A woman wearing a protective mask walks outside a mall in Manila, Philippines Monday, March 16, 2020. Many malls in Manila have been temporarily closed as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. ASIA URGES VIGILANCE TO MAINTAIN DROP IN INFECTIONS While the focus of the pandemic appears to be shifting away from its original epicenter, many in Asia urge public to be mindful of anything that might hurt hard-won gains.
2. AS AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH NEW REALITY, CDC ISSUES DRAMATIC RECOMMENDATION Because large events can fuel the spread of coronavirus, it said gatherings of 50 people or more should be canceled or postponed for the next eight weeks.
3. '~I FEEL LET DOWN BY THE WORLD' The city of Idlib is the last urban area still under opposition control in Syria and many there feel the end is near.
4. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TAKES ON PANDEMIC Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders both sought to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic.
5. '~ÃťOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY SO MUCH' President Trump calls on people to stop hoarding groceries and other supplies as one of the nation's most senior public health officials said he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown.
6. CLINICAL TRIAL SET TO BEGIN FOR NEW CORONAVIRUS VACCINE A government official says the first participant will receive an experimental dose Monday, however officials say it will take up to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.
7. FEDERAL RESERVE'S RATE CUT TANKS FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian stock markets and U.S. futures fell after the Fed slashed its key interest rate in the face of mounting global anti-virus controls that are shutting down business and travel.
8. CORONAVIRUS KLLS IRANIAN CLERIC New agencies report a 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country's supreme leader has died.
9. SPORTS COULD BE CANCELED MUCH LONGER Professional sports seasons in North America could be on longer hiatus after CDC recommends all events involving 50 people or more be called off for the next eight weeks.
10. WHO IS EVACUATING STAFF WORLDWIDE The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers in light of the spread of the new coronavirus.
A food truck vendor pushes his cart down an empty street near Times Square in New York, on Sunday, March 15, 2020. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Americans to cease hoarding groceries and other supplies, while one of the nation's most senior public health officials called on the nation to act with more urgency to safeguard their health as the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread across the United States. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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In this Thursday, March 12, 2020 photo, children play on the rubble of houses destroyed by airstrikes, in Idlib, Syria. Idlib city is the last urban area still under opposition control in Syria, located in a shrinking rebel enclave in the northwestern province of the same name. Syria's civil war, which entered its 10th year Monday, March 15, 2020, has shrunk in geographical scope -- focusing on this corner of the country -- but the misery wreaked by the conflict has not diminished. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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This photo shows empty shelves at a Hy-Vee supermarket in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Shoppers have been buying up extra quantities of products since the outbreak of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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A member of the Red Cross wears a protective suit past traditional giant characters called "ondel-ondel' as she and her team disinfect a school in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 16, 2020. Indonesia's capital city announced a lockdown of all tourist destinations and entertainment as well as the closing all of its public schools for the next 14 days amid the global outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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People wearing face masks walk past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, March. 16, 2020. Asian stock markets and U.S. futures fell Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to shore up economic growth in the face of mounting global anti-virus controls that are shutting down business and travel. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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People wearing face masks exercise on the shore of an artificial lake, in Western Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Many people in Tehran shrugged off warnings over the new coronavirus as authorities complained that most people in the capital are not treating the crisis seriously enough. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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A participant washes her hands with soap and water against the new coronavirus at a women's 5km fun run in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 15, 2020. Ethiopia reported on Thursday its first case of the new coronavirus which causes COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
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Robbiano Church parson, Don Giuseppe Corbari, poses next to selfies sent by his parishioners and pasted on the pews of the Robbiano church, as Masses for the faithful have been suspended following Italy's coronavirus emergency, in Giussano, northern Italy, Sunday, March 15, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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