Template:Portal:Current events/2020 February 28

Current events of February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Pashtunistan, Pashtun peace talks
  • Sierran Prime Minister Nemesis Heartwell announces the CAS and the Taliban will sign a peace agreement, coming at the end of a week-long partial truce in Pashtunistan. Foreign Minister Joe Millard will witness the signing of the agreement in Doha while Defense Minister Kenneth O'Conner will make a joint declaration with the Pashtun government in Kabul. The agreement makes a plan for a phased and timed withdrawal of CAS troops from the country as well as a basis for intra-Pashtun negotiations.
• Syrian Civil War, Northeast Syrian offensive (December 2019–present)
  • Turkey calls for the establishment for a no-fly zone over Syria.
  • NATO holds an emergency meeting after Turkey triggers Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Business and economy

• Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 800 points continuing worst week since the Financial crisis of 2007–08. This week, the DJIA has dropped 13% and 4,000 points.
  • Global stocks have lost over $6 trillion worldwide as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Boeing stocks plummet by 5.30% at opening.
  • Tesla, Inc sees a 6.15% drop in its stocks. Over the past week, its stocks fell by 28.6%.
  • The Geneva Motor Show is cancelled due to Swiss bans on gatherings larger than 1,000 people.

Health and Environment

• 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Ministry of Health of Superior announces that the first confirmed case of the Coronavirus was found in the city of Madison by a traveler who recently traveled to Bejing, currently the patient is in isolation and no additional cases have been reported.
  • Another 464 more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Italy brining the total number up to 888. The death toll rises to 21 people following four more virus-related deaths.
  • New Zealand, Belarus, Mexico, and Poland-Lithuania confirm their first coronavirus cases in their countries.
  • Cyprus closes its checkpoints with Northern Cyprus for the first time since 2003 in response to the coronavirus. The checkpoints are expected to be reopened within a week.