“SEE’ Reviews World News Hits on Saturday

“SEE” reviews hits of news across the world on Saturday

Vatican City, home to Pope Francis, reports the first case of coronavirus

Vatican City, the city-state that is home to Pope Francis, on Friday declared its first case of the coronavirus. (Yahoo News)

Trump officials lavish praise on president's coronavirus response

Almost every day for the past week and a half the White House has held a briefing on the coronavirus, and the message that emerges from them is clear: Whatever happens in the outside world, as far as his administration is concerned, President Trump is doing a tremendous job. (Yahoo  News)

The Vatican Tries to Tamp Down Questions on Pope’s Health

The Vatican on Tuesday sought to end speculation that Pope Francis might have contracted the coronavirus, following nearly a week of concern about the pope's health amid the epidemic's spread in Italy. (Wall Street Journal)

China exports plunge on coronavirus epidemic

China's exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that forced businesses to suspend operations, disrupting the world's supply chains.

Exports fell 17.2 percent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States, and imports dropped 4 percent, according to official data released Saturday. (Yahoo News)

Trump's mental state — not Biden's — is the real concern, mental health professionals say

Mental health professionals who have expressed concern over what they see as Donald Trump’s declining faculties say that similar fears about Joe Biden’s are overblown. (Yahoo News)

2 die from coronavirus in Florida, raising US death toll to 17

More than 95,000 people around the world have been infected by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and more than 3,200 have died.

The newly identified virus was first detected in December in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the global outbreak. The virus, known officially as COVID-19, has since spread to every continent except Antarctica, and the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a global health emergency. South Korea, Italy, and Iran have the highest national totals of confirmed cases behind China, respectively. (Yahoo News)

Pence gently tries to correct Trump's false coronavirus testing claims

Friday evening found Vice President Pence in an uncommon and uncomfortable position: Having to downplay and contradict assertions made by his boss. It proved a delicate act for Pence, who has become the face of the administration’s coronavirus response, and who has sought to project an aura of steely confidence.(Yahoo News)

Pompeo says the US will take 'all necessary measures' to bar war crimes probe of military

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the Trump administration would take "all necessary measures" to shield U.S. military and other personnel from war crimes investigation by the International Criminal Court. (US Today)

Esper: the US to start initial troop pullback from Afghanistan

Warning that it will be a “long, windy, bumpy road” to peace in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he has approved the start of an American troop withdrawal even as the Taliban said it would continue attacks against Afghan forces. (Yahoo News)

South Korea has tested 140,000 people for the coronavirus. That could explain why its death rate is just 0.6% — far lower than in China or the US

South Korea has tested more than 140,000 people for the new coronavirus and confirmed more than 6,000 cases. Its fatality rate is around 0.6%.

This suggests that, as many health experts have predicted, the virus' fatality rate seems to decrease as more cases are reported. (Business Insider)

On Monday Netanyahu Was Toasting Victory. Now He’s Toast

An elated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu roared, “This is the biggest victory of my life!”—but that was Monday.

By Thursday, his voice hoarse, a tired Netanyahu growled, “We won’t let them steal the election!” In the words of Netanyahu’s centrist rival and Israel’s probable next prime minister, Benny Gantz, “Someone here celebrated too early.” (The Daily Beast)