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AI Threat Targets Higher-Paying Jobs
Dataoutthisweekcould
provideanearlylookathow
thecoronavirusepidemicisaf-
Thenext Artificialintelligenceislikelytohavealargerimpactoncertainoccupationsthatrequirecollege workerstodispensewith fectingtheglobaleconomyand
waveoflabor- degreesandpayhigherwages,andthosejobstendtoskewtowardmale,whiteandAsianworkers. time-consumingtaskssuchas howU.S.consumersarefaring
savingtech- dataanalysis,andfocuson earlyintheyear.
Artificialintelligenceexposureby...
nologywill potentiallymoreprofitable Tuesday:TheConference
wearawhite ...occupation ...wagepercentile ...raceandgender activities,suchasmeetingcli- Boardwillissueitsreadingof
collar. Marketresearchanalysts 0.5 Asian ents.Thoseworkerscouldbe- U.S.consumerconfidencein
Artificialintelligence—pro- 3.03 0.4 0.19 comemoreproductiveand February.Watchtoseeifthe
grammingmachinestothink commandhigherwages. coronavirusepidemicandthe
Computerprogrammers White
morelikehumans—isex- 0.3 Otherworkerscouldfind presidentialelectioncampaign
pectedtoalterhowAmeri- 1.96 0.2 0.1 theirjobssimplifiedandmore areaffectingAmericans’mood
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desktopcomputers.Butem- 0 drivedownwagesinthepro- Commissionwillprovidea
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ployeesaffectedbyitare cess.Andinothercases,jobs freshassessmentofhowbusi-
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Themostvulnerableoccu- Retailsalesperson –0.4 Men thepasthaveincor- salestoChinaandotherAsian
pationsincludemarketing -1.03 –0.5 0.22 rectlypredictedthat markets.Economistsexpectthe
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whiteandAsianworkers,a Source:BrookingsanalysisofdatafromWebb(2019) outsourcingoflabortofor- mentwillissueitssecondesti-
recentstudyfromtheBrook- eigncountries—wouldcause mateoffourth-quartergross
ingsInstitutionfound. rentlydonebyprofessional performedbyradiologists. determinecapabilities,such massunemployment.While domesticproduct.Watchfor
Otherjobsmostvulnerable workers,manywithcollege Thetechnologycouldfree as“diagnosedisease”or“rec- thesetrendsdideliminate revisionsreflectingnewlyavail-
tobeingaffectedbyAIin- degrees. upmedicalpersonnelto ognizeaircraft.”Meanwhile, manyU.S.jobs,manyothers ableDecemberdata,amonth
cludedcertaintypesofengi- Thinkofhowafinancial spendmoretimewithpa- heexaminedaLaborDepart- werecreatedovertime.And whentheU.S.andChina
neers,optometrists,graphic adviseranalyzesaclient’s tientsorexaminelessclear- mentdatabaseofhundredsof theunemploymentratewas reachedatradetruceandCon-
designers,softwaredevelop- economiccircumstances,in- cutcases—anditcouldre- occupationstocatalogspe- neara50-yearlowinJanu- gresspassedagovernment
ersandsalesmanagers. comeprospectsandpersonal ducetheoverallneedfor cifictasksrequiredforjobs. ary,at3.6%. spendingmeasure.
Newtechnologyinthe goalstoprovideguidanceon radiologists. Hethenmatchedhowfre- AlthoughtheU.S.hassix Friday:China’sfactoryactiv-
workplacehasgenerallybeen retirementplanning.WithAI, “AIwillsubstituteforaset quentlythepotentialAIabili- millionfewerfactoryjobs ityislikelytoshowanotable
betterforhigher-skilled analgorithmcouldusethe oftasks,butthere’snoreason tiesoverlappedwithwhatis thanitdidinthelate1970s,it impactfromthecoronavirus
workersthanforthelower- sameinformationtomake itwouldhavetobeatotal requiredatexistingjobsto has62millionmoretotal epidemic.China’sofficialpur-
skilled,saidMarkMuro,one recommendations.Another displacement,”saidStanford developameasureofexpo- jobs,primarilyduetothe chasingmanagersindex,re-
ofthestudy’sauthors.“Artifi- examplewouldbethemar- UniversityeconomistMichael sure.Mr.Webb’sanalysispro- growthoftheservicesector. leasedonSaturdaymorningin
cialintelligencecouldplay ket-researchanalystwhoana- Webb.“Theonlythingyou videdthebasisfortheBrook- Topexecutivesarelikely China,isforecasttodropto45
outjusttheopposite.” lyzesconsumerspending cansayforsureisthatthe ingsstudy. lessexposedtopotentialdis- inFebruaryfromJanuary’s50,
W trendsandpatternstorecom- jobwillchange.” Thestudyfoundholdersof placementbyAIthanlower accordingtoeconomistssur-
hilemachineshave mendanadvertisingstrategy Incontrast,automationhas bachelor’sdegreesarefive levelprofessionals.The veyedbyTheWallStreetJour-
longbeenableto foranewmovieorautomo- replacedpeoplesecuringa timesaslikelytobeexposed Brookingsstudyfoundthat nal.Readingsbelow50indicate
performrepetitive bile.WithAI,acomputer boltonanassemblyline,add- tosomeeffectofartificialin- exposuretoartificialintelli- acontraction.Theforecast
physicaltasksorcomplex coulddothesamething. ingfiguresonaledger,or, telligenceasthosewithjust gencefallsforthetop10%of readingwouldbethelowest
mathematicalcalculations,AI Similarly,medicalfacilities morerecently,flippinga high-schooldiplomas.Those earners. sincetheglobalfinancialcrisis
enablescomputerstoanalyze havestartedusingcomputers burger. withthehighestexposureare “CEOsarelargelyexempt in2008.
data,predictoutcomes,learn toreadX-raysanddetermine Tostudythepossibleef- inthe70thto90thpercentile fromthis,“Mr.Murosaid. Earlier,theCommerceDe-
fromexperiencebyrecogniz- whetherimagesareconsis- fectsofAI,Mr.Webbem- ofwageearners. “They’renottheonesdoing partmentwillpublishJanuary
ingpatternsandmakedeci- tentwithadiseasesuchas ployedittoreviewmorethan Itispossibleartificialin- thenumbercrunchingand householdincome,consumer
sions.Suchtasksarecur- pneumonia,ataskpreviously 16,000patentsrelatedtoAIto telligencewillallowsome makingthePowerPoints.” spendingandinflationdata.
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U.S. University Posts
BYKATEO’KEEFFE tists and engineers to study
ANDARUNAVISWANATHA abroadoverthepriordecade,
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When a researcher from a schools’ knowledge of their
Chinesemilitaryacademyap- militaryaffiliation.
pliedtostudywithcelebrated In the Boston University
Boston University physicist case, federal prosecutors ac-
EugeneStanley,hesaidheraf- cusedYanqingYeofactingas
filiationdidn’traiseredflags. anagentofaforeigngovern-
“I’mnotinterestedatallin ment.Onherapplicationfora
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Mr.Stanley,whosewide-rang- changes, she said she was a
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ingartificialintelligencetode- UniversityofDefenseTechnol-
code financial markets and ogy,butomittedthatshewas
applyingstatisticalphysicsto a lieutenant in the PLA, ac-
preventdiseases. cording to the indictment. It
The recent indictment of said she carried out assign-
theresearcher,whoisaccused ments from military col-
oflyingonherU.S.visaappli- leagues while at Boston Uni-
cationtoconcealsheisalieu- versityfrom2017to2019.
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killedbyafloatduringMardi tragedyasecondtimeatthe ingateamtothesceneofa thecrash,”Mr.ChoisaidonSun- Health, have sounded alarms willretireattheendof2020.
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promptingchangesfortherest MayorLaToyaCantrellsaid. ego,officialssaidSunday. Thebusdriver,whosuffered technologicalcompetitiveness. their funding and academic
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Surveillance Program Gets a Hard Look
SomeinWhiteHouse ForeignIntelligenceSurveillance Trumpadministration,includ- eager to revise. But because veillancepowersandhaspri- withasuspectedRussianspy
Act, a Watergate-era law that ing the National Security Congress rarely considers vatelyencouragedhisadvisers inNewYork.Thesurveillance
wanttooverhaulFISA
Mr.Trumpbelieveswasimprop- Council, which has generally changes to intelligence law, todevelopapolicyresponseto was approved by the Foreign
afterTrumpquestioned erly used to target his cam- advocated maintaining or ex- thoseofficialswanttocapital- the surveillance of Mr. Page, Intelligence Surveillance
paign,thesepeoplesaid. panding surveillance powers izeonthedeadline. the people familiar with the Court,thesecretjudicialpanel
probeofhiscampaign
Overhauling FISA has be- duringMr.Trump’spresidency. Theadministrationofficials matter said. Mr. Trump feels thatapprovessuchwarrants.
comearallyingcryforconser- FISAgovernshowtheFBI, are discussing possible revi- victimizedbytheFISAprocess The Justice Department’s
BYANDREWRESTUCCIA vativesandalliesofthepresi- the National Security Agency sionsandareplanningdeeper and the intelligence agencies inspectorgeneralconcludedin
ANDDUSTINVOLZ dent in the aftermath of a and other agencies conduct discussions with lawmakers, thatheoversees. December that the FBI had
watchdogreportdetailingsev- nationalsecurity-relatedspy- buttheysaidtheoverallgoal “We were abused by the madesignificanterrorsinhow
WASHINGTON—Senior eral errors made by the Fed- ing on domestic targets. The wastoincreasetransparency. FISAprocess;there’snoques- it sought and obtained the
WhiteHouseofficialsaredis- eralBureauofInvestigationin administrationhassaiditsup- Oneproposalwouldestab- tionaboutit,”Mr.Trumptold surveillance.
cussing an overhaul of the its applications for surveil- portsapermanentrenewalof lish a process by which sub- reportersthismonth. Amongthe“seriousperfor-
government’ssurveillancepro- lanceofTrumpcampaignad- the parts of the law due to jectsofnational-securitysur- Many of the claims by Mr. mance failures” documented
gram for people in the U.S. viser Carter Page. Some Re- lapse, including a currently veillance would be later Trump about Obama-era sur- was the FBI’s withholding to
suspected of posing a na- publicans have called for haltedNSAprogramthatcol- notified they had been sur- veillance against him and his theFISAcourtofinformation
tional-securityrisk,spurredin upending FISA, prompting lects U.S. call data, which a veilled. Such a change, long campaign lack merit and in thatundercutclaimsmadeby
part by President Trump’s pushbackfromsomeinthead- growing number of Republi- pushed by some privacy somecaseshavebeendisputed a former British intelligence
grievancesaboutaninvestiga- ministration,includingAttor- cans and Democrats want to groups, would align the law byhisownJusticeDepartment, officer,ChristopherSteele,in
tion of a 2016 campaign ad- neyGeneralWilliamBarr. allowtoexpire. more closely with disclosure but he has said the watchdog an unverified dossier the bu-
viser, according to people fa- The plan, which is being The lapsing provisions, requirements for criminal reportvindicateshiscriticism. reaupartiallyreliedontoob-
miliarwiththematter. spearheadedbyofficialswithin which were first adopted un- wiretaps,whichtypicallycon- Inlate2016,theFBIbegan tainapprovalforsurveillance
Theeffortseekstotakead- theWhiteHouseDomesticPol- der the post-9/11 Patriot Act cludewithtargetsbeingnoti- toconductsurveillanceonMr. againstMr.Page.
vantageoftheloomingexpira- icy Council, is in the early and last amended in 2015, fied,thepeoplesaid. Page, who had drawn the in- —SadieGurman
tionofsomespyingpowersnext stages and could face resis- aren’t the same as the ones Mr.Trumphasbeenaharsh terest of counterintelligence andAlexLeary
month,includingportionsofthe tancefromotherpartsofthe the White House officials are criticofthegovernment’ssur- investigators for his contact contributedtothisarticle.
Colleges Rethink
Legacy Preference
BYDOUGLASBELKIN Harvardinacourtcase.Aleg-
acyhada33.9%chanceofbe-
Someeliteuniversitiesare ingadmittedtoHarvardcom-
walking back the practice of paredwith5.9%fornonlegacy
giving the children of alumni students, according to evi-
preferential treatment in ad- denceinthetrial.
missions,insomecasesreact- Harvardsaidithadnoplans
ing to the public distrust of to change its current legacy
college admissions that was policy.
laid bare last year in the na- In 2019, about 48% of col-
tionwidecheatingscandal. leges and universities consid-
The practice, called legacy eredlegacyintheirfreshmen-
preference,isout-of-stepwith admission decisions, down
manyschools’statedgoalofat- from58%in2004,accordingto
tractingamorediversestudent Peterson’sCollegeGuide,which
body, admissions officers say. helps run a survey called the (2)
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legacypreferenceoverseveral acypreferenceasnecessaryto FloodinginJackson,Miss.,whichhasseennearly23inchesofrainthisyear,wellaboveaverage,accordingtotheNationalWeatherService.
years. Indiana University is encourage alumni donations Floods Leave River Towns Shaken
consideringdroppinglegacyto andkeeptheminvolvedinthe
createmoreequitableaccess, schoolcommunity.In2019,col-
aschoolspokesmansaid. leges and universities raised
While Ivy League institu- more than $11 billion from
tions all continue to consider alumni, almost a quarter of BYERINAILWORTH AroundthelowerMississippiRiver,severallocationsin2019 riskasitmeltsandhitsthere-
legacy preference, schools in- theirtotalfundraising,accord- reachedarecordnumberofdayswherewaterlevelswereabove gion’srivers.
cludingtheUniversityofFlor- ingtotheCouncilforAdvance- JACKSON, Miss.—Nyana thefloodstageforthatyear. “Thegroundisalreadysat-
idaandPurdueUniversitysay mentandSupportofEducation. Griffisusedacellphoneflash- urated,”saidBobBarnhart,Al-
Recordsetin2019 Recordsetin1927*
theycollectlegacyinformation FormerGeorgeWashington lighttopickherwaythrough ton’spublic-worksdirector.
University President Stephen herbrickhomelastweek,after 250days In Vidalia, La., Mayor Buz
Fewerschoolsofferlegacy JoelTrachtenberg,alongtime floodingfromthestill-swollen Craft said his community on
applicantsanedgeduring champion of legacy prefer- Pearl River left brown silt theedgeofthelowerMissis-
theadmissionsprocess ence, said taking away the coatingtheceramicwhitetiles 200 sippi also is still recovering
amidconcernsoverthe preference would remove le- in the entryway and soaked from the 2019 flood season.
practice'sfairness. verageinfundraisingconver- intotheliving-roomcarpet. Heisanticipatingitwilltake
sations.If“youcan’tpromise “Atthemoment,I’mkindof 150 upto$700,000torepairdam-
Percentageofcollegesand
themevenextraconsideration, just like numb,” the 38-year- agetothesewersystemanda
universitiesconsidering
a second look or something oldmotheroffoursaidasshe fewmilliondollarstoimprove
legacyduringadmissions
like that, you’re out there gathered some schoolbooks 100 the system. “We’re seeing an
65% prettymuchsellingnothing,” and other belongings left be- unusuallyhighriveryearafter
hesaid.ButMr.Trachtenberg hind when her family evacu- yearafteryear,”hesaid.
60 Top250 saidhehas“beenworndown ated their cul-de-sac on the 50 In Jackson, floodwaters
bytheargumentsontheother river’s banks. “I don’t really fromthePearlRivercontinued
55 sideandmovedalittletothe knowhowtoprocessit.” to recede but the waterway
2019level
left on this. It’s probably a Hundredsofbusinessesand was about 2 feet above flood
0
445050 Allschools bluienpagctSaltuactldtueyidnapnebgroneotBtfuerwtroeeowfanfrnoctdherUothsfnziaeigvvtnhoeetrscisancritbohgyopo.”alpoineslsddh, hrcwRaaoieivpmneeitkseraesltinoncwdiuite,tynrsedpotauvdhtesaierhrmddiPn-arhMggeiesgidisthdhseaeiesssntsthisPcpereDpaeavaisr’yystl Cairo,IllM.emphis,TAernkna.nsasCity,AGrrke.enville,MisVis.cksburg,Miss.NatcheRze,dMRiisvse.rLanding,BLaat.onRouge,La. sfaditsacasyiRgea.eeslssseiiansdrageliyndthtSsetuhnddedayiamsypwalegaovecueelnoddninbgMfe.rogoOnimfn--
2005 ’10 ’15 Duke University. So far, those evenasofficialsusedtheBar- *YearoftheGreatMississippiFlood floodedneighborhoodsbegan
Note:Nodataprovidedfor2005-07 effortshavebeenunsuccessful. nettReservoirtohelpholdwa- Source:NOAA returning home midweek to
Source:Petersons.com Princeton,where14%ofthe terandmitigatetheflooding. assess the damage. On Juli-
class of 2023 are children of The city is among the na- “The biggest risk is that said Jackson Mayor Chokwe enneStreet,nearNicholsAve-
butthatitcarrieslessweight alumni,defendslegacyprefer- tion’smanyriversidecommu- we’rehighandwestillhaven’t AntarLumumba.“We’vegota nue, the rain fell lightly as
thanitoncedid—ornoneatall. ence as a way to continue to nitieswhereresidentsandof- gotten all of the spring rains lotofwaterthesedays.Some- RubyBinghamwalkedupher
Legacypreferencehasbeen integrate the school. About ficialsareworriedlywatching andthesnowmelt,”saidJoey thing’schanging,”hesaid. front steps to find the flood-
entrenched for so long and half of the student body is theweatherforecastafteran Windham,watersheddivision InAlton,Ill.,whichsitson waters that left small silver
givenapplicantssuchabigleg now nonwhite. Legacies at unusually early start to the chiefwiththeU.S.ArmyCorps thebanksoftheupperMissis- fish dotting the roadway
up that any movement away Princeton are admitted at 2020springfloodseasonfol- ofEngineersMississippiValley sippi,about15milessouthof hadn’tbreachedherhome.
fromitcarriesthepossibilityof about four times the general lowing a soggy 2019. Federal Division. whereitconvergeswiththeIl- “We went through the ’79
alienating alumni, admissions rate.Amonglegaciesadmitted data show last year was the Like Jackson, many river- linois River, flooding caused flood and it took the whole
officerssay. lastyear,27%werestudentsof second-wettest on record sidecommunities are already $5 million to $6 million in house under,” Ms. Bingham,
Theresultisapoliticalhot color.“Weareworkinghardto acrossthecontinentalU.S. onalert.“Gettingonafanboat damagelastyear.Repairsare 69, said, referring to the re-
potato with which many diversifyourstudentbody,in A changing climate is af- andridingdownneighborhood ongoing even as officials cordfloodabout40yearsago
schoolsaren’teagertoreckon. every sense of the word (so- fectingprecipitation.Suzanne streetsthatyou’vebeenonin worryaboutspringrainsand that crested at over 43 feet.
Collegeadmissionshas“be- cioeconomic, geographic, life Van Cooten, hydrologist in the past and know a car nor- the snowpack to the north “We’reblesseditdidn’tgetin
comethewhippingboyofthe experience),” Princeton charge of the National mallytravels,thatissobering,” thatwilladdtothecity’sflood thehousethistime.”
Americanpublicandanything spokesman Ben Chang wrote WeatherService’sLowerMis-
attachedtoitthatisnegative inanemail.“Atthesametime, sissippiRiverForecastCenter,
becomesevenmorenegative, we believe multigenerational said the frequency of intense
and I think legacy is just one relationshipsareimportantto rainshasbeenontherise.
ofthoseelements,”saidKris- this institution and commu- “If these heavier rainfall
tinaWongDavis,viceprovost nity.Andasourstudentbody events,youknow,increasein
forenrollmentmanagementat diversifies, our alumni body frequency, our rivers and
Purdue,referringtotheadmis- diversifies, and, in turn, the streams are going to be re-
sions scandal that broke last childrenofalumnidiversify.” spondinginlinetoo,”shesaid.
yearknownas“VarsityBlues.” Some schools are giving “That trend has been docu-
Purdue,apublicuniversity contradictorymessagesonthe mented.”
in West Lafayette, Ind., says subject. Websites for several Nearly23inchesofrainal-
onitswebsitethatitconsiders schools state that they con- ready has fallen on Jackson
legacy, but Ms. Davis said it sider legacy during admis- since Jan. 1, more than 14
doesn’t. sions,buttheschoolsallsaid inches above what is normal
At 30 highly selective col- the information online was forthistimeofyear,saidJohn
leges,primarylegacies—mean- wrongormisleading. Moore,ameteorologistforthe
ingoneoftheapplicant’spar- RichardKahlenberg,along- National Weather Service in
entsattendedtheschool—were time critic of legacy prefer- Jackson.Long-rangeforecasts
morethanthreetimesaslikely encesandseniorfellowatleft- show 76 river-gauge loca-
togainadmissionasnonlega- leaning Century Foundation, tions—includingalongtheup-
cies,accordingtoa2011study said schools weren’t being perMississippiandRedrivers
publishedintheEconomicsof forthright. “Their hands are to the north, and the Pearl
EducationReview.AtHarvard caughtinthecookiejarandin River to the south—with a
University,theyaremorethan a post Varsity Blues world greater than 50% chance of
fivetimesmorelikely,accord- theyaretryingtodenyit,”he major flood risk from Febru-
ing to statistics disclosed by said. arythroughApril. ChairswereremovedfromMorningStarM.B.ChurchinFloweree,Miss.,asfloodwatersclosedin.
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Nevada Dents
Biden Claim
Of Coalition
BYKENTHOMAS vada, it’s going to sweep this
country,” Mr. Sanders said in
LASVEGAS—JoeBidenhas SanAntonioonSaturdaynight.
madethecaseformonthsthat Mr.Bidentookthestageata
he can best appeal to black, LasVegasunionhallasresults
Latino and moderate voters. trickledin,seizinguponprojec-
ButaftertheNevadacaucuses, tionsofasecond-placefinish—
BernieSandersistheonebe- albeit distant—that he said
ginning to show the makings wouldrevitalizehiscampaign.
ofabroadelectoralcoalition. Beyondhisconnectionwith SS
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eliminationofstudentdebt. Mr. Biden’s campaign man- SouthCarolinahasbeenviewedasafirewallfortheBidencampaign.Mr.BidenappearedSundayatachurchinNorthCharleston,S.C.
Mr. Sanders’s ability to ager,GregSchultz,saidthatde-
build upon that coalition will spiteMr.Sanders’svictoriesin pected to surpass the 85,000 backed by about one third of electabilityargument.Andthe den campaign. Depending on
helpdictatewhetherheisable NewHampshireandNevada,he whoparticipatedin2016.But African-Americanvoters,giving pendulumisswingingtoward hisperformance,itcouldserve
to prevent the former vice hadnotbeenabletogenerate it was unclear if it would ex- himanedgeoverMr.Sanders, himrightnow,”shesaid. asaspringboardintodelegate-
presidentfromnotchingavic- the surges in voting that the ceedthe118,000whocaucused whowasbackedbyaboutone Mr.Biden’smessagefocuses richstatesorMr.Biden’spoliti-
toryonFeb.29inSouthCaro- senator has promised would in 2008. New Hampshire’s quarterofblackvoters. on protecting the Obamacare cal Waterloo as he seeks the
lina,whereblackvotersmake helphimbeatPresidentTrump turnout was higher than pri- Maria Cardona, a Demo- health-carelawhehelpedpass presidencyforthethirdtime.
upmorethanhalfoftheDem- intheNovemberelection. maries in 2008 and 2016, craticstrategistwhoisn’taffil- alongsidePresidentObamaand “I think he does have mo-
ocraticelectorate.IfMr.Sand- “Theircampaigncontinues while Iowa’s turnout cleared iatedwithapresidentialcam- hisworktocurbgunviolence. mentum,” Mr. Biden said of
ersedgesMr.Bidenoutthere, tosay,directlyandindirectly, the 2016 race there but fell paign, credited Mr. Sanders Bothissuessoughttodraw Mr. Sanders after attending
hecouldbepoisedforadomi- lookatturnout,lookatturn- shortof2008numbers. with cultivating strong ties bright lines with Mr. Sanders, churchservicesSundayinpre-
nant run on March 3, whena out, look at turnout,” Mr. Entrance polls in Nevada with the Latino community whohasadvocatedforaMedi- dominantly black North
seriesofcontestsincludingthe Schultzsaid.“Andinnoneof showedMr.Sanderscapturing sincethe2016election,partic- care-for-all health-care over- Charleston,S.C.Butheadded:
diverse states of California, the first three contests has about half of Hispanic voters ularlyamongyoungpeopleand haul that would eventually “Whoeverwinsthisprimaryis
TexasandNorthCarolinawill therebeenthissurgeinturn- and triumphing among those millennials. She noted that eliminatetheprivateinsurance goingintoSuperTuesdayvery
award about one-third of the outinwhattheythinkistheir withcollegedegreesandwith- since the last election, four systemandwhovotedagainst strongly,andIthinkit’sgoing
delegatesforthenomination. greatestasset.” out,unionandnonunionhouse- millionLatinoshaveturnedage legislation to institute back- tobeBernieandmegoinginto
“InNevada,wehavejustput Nevada’sDemocraticParty holdsandeveryagegroupex- 18,givingMr.Sandersasignifi- ground checks for gun pur- SuperTuesday.”
together a multigenerational, saidabout75,000peoplevoted cept those age 65 and older, cantadvantage. chases. —JoshuaJamerson
multiracial coalition which is earlyaheadofSaturday’spri- whosupportedMr.Biden.The “Sandershasdoneareally SouthCarolinahaslongbeen inNorthCharleston,S.C.,
not only going to win in Ne- maries, and turnout was ex- former vice president was good job of transforming the viewedasafirewallfortheBi- contributedtothisarticle.
Sanders
1992 and Barack Obama in Mr. Morris said. “Joe is more Twitter
2008. centrist.Morepeopletrusthim.
Takes Reins Mr. Sanders leads Mr. Youcan’tbeataguywhoisall
Trump in a poll of a general- the way to the right by going Suspends
electionmatchup,althoughhis allthewaytotheleft.”
Of Primary marginisthinnerthanthoseof Voters, particularly those
someothertopcontenders. whoareyounger,sayMr.Sand- Some
With about 88% of Nevada ers’sconsistencyontheissues
precinctsreportingSundayeve- ofhealthcare,climatechange
ning,formerVicePresidentJoe andeducationiswhytheyback Bloomberg
ContinuedfromPageOne Biden—amoremoderatecandi- him. Some older voters who
turnoutrecords. datewhowasthenationalpoll- were skeptical of Mr. Sanders
“We have won the popular ing leader for most of 2019— say they see he has the mo- Backers
voteinIowa,wewontheNew was in second place, followed mentum—backedbyaswellof
Hampshire primary, we won by Pete Buttigieg, the former enthusiastic young support-
theNevadacaucus,”Mr.Sand- mayorofSouthBend,Ind.,and ers—towin. BYBETSYMORRIS
erstoldsupportersinHouston Sen.ElizabethWarrenofMas- Steve McCormack, a 49-
onSunday,atarallyaheadof sachusetts. Billionaire activist year-old business owner from Twitter Inc. has removed
the March 3 Texas primary. TomSteyerlookedsettoplace the Houston suburb of The some accounts supportive of
“Don’ttellanybodythis,these fifthwhileMinnesotaSen.Amy Woodlands,attendedMr.Sand- Democraticpresidentialcandi-
folks get very, very agitated Klobucharfollowedcloselybe- ers’sHoustonrallyonSunday. date Michael Bloomberg for
andnervous,we’regonnawin hindinsixth. Mr.McCormackvotedforFlor- possiblecontentmanipulation,
hereinTexas,andinNovember, Mr. Biden attended church ida Sen. Marco Rubio in the in a potential setback for his
we’re going to defeat Trump services on Sunday in a pre- 2016GOPprimaryandsatout expansivesocial-mediastrategy.
hereinTexas.” dominantlyblackneighborhood thegeneralelection. TheWallStreetJournallast
Mr.Sanders’sstrongposition ofNorthCharleston,S.C.Inan But this cycle, Mr. McCor- week reported that Mr.
showstheappealofrunningas acknowledgment of Mr. Sand- OCK mack said is going to vote Bloomberg’scampaignwashir-
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launchedhisfirstlong-shotbid nearlyeverydemographicseg- Sen.BernieSandersspeakingatarallyinHoustononSunday. “The race is not over, said sitessuchasFacebook.
forthepresidency. ment—includingvotersages17 TexasisoneofthestatesholdingprimariesonSuperTuesday. JonathanKott,executivedirec- A Twitter spokeswoman
Butwithhispolicypositions to64,whitevoters,Latinovot- tor of the Big Tent Project, Saturdaysaiditsuspendedthe
long seen as far to the left of ersandfirsttimecaucus-goers. against Hillary Clinton, he den’sconstituency. whichisrunningadsopposing accountsforviolatingitsrules
many Democrats, many party The only segments he lost to struggled to bring in support Mr. Biden mingled with Mr.SandersinSouthCarolina. againstplatformmanipulation
veterans are haunted by the Mr. Biden were black voters, fromminorities. churchgoerswhogenerallyrep- “Youhavealotofpeoplestill and spam, such as efforts to
memoryofliberalSen.George votersoverage65andvoters WhileMr.SanderstrailsMr. resenthisbaseofsupport.Ken in the race, you have a lot of artificiallyboostmessageson
McGovern’s 49-state loss to opposed to a single-payer BideninSouthCarolina,aWall Morris, a 68-year-old retired peoplethatcouldwinindiffer- thecompany’splatform.
GOPPresidentRichardNixonin health-caresystem. Street Journal/NBC News poll member of the Marine Corps, entstates.” Twitter’srulesprohibit“co-
1972. A nomination of Mr. Mr. Sanders’s coalition will releasedFridayshowedthetwo said he believed Mr. Sanders —NatalieAndrews,ChadDay, ordinatingwithorcompensat-
Sanderswouldmarkadecisive be put to the test in the next menrunningevenamongblack couldn’twinthegeneralelection. JoshuaJamerson, ingotherstoengageinartificial
breakwiththemorecenter-left round of states. In his unsuc- Democraticprimaryvotersna- “There’snottoomanypeo- TariniPartiandEmilyGlazer engagement or amplification,
path forged by Bill Clinton in cessful 2016 primary bid tionally,acrucialpartofMr.Bi- ple who believe in socialism,” contributedtothisarticle. evenifthepeopleinvolveduse
onlyoneaccount.”
A spokeswoman for Mr.
Collins’s Brand of Politics Up for Vote in Maine
Bloomberg’s campaign said
“weaskthatallofourdeputy
fieldorganizersidentifythem-
selvesasworkingonbehalfof
BYSIOBHANHUGHES Iron Works shipyard, several tisanship—orinsteadisinade- cratscametoviewthecontest Eight.SofarinthisCongress, the Mike Bloomberg 2020
prominentvotesinrecentyears quatetothepoliticalmoment. asthefulcrumonwhichSenate shehasvotedwithhim41%of campaign on their social-me-
SOUTHPORTLAND,Maine— haveraisedsomeconstituents’ The result could determine controlturns. thetime. dia accounts.” The campaign,
Inthestate’slargestshopping ire,bolsteringtheprospectsfor control of the Senate: Demo- “We have a path to win- “These are difficult times,” she said, was using an app
mall,wherephotosofRepubli- Democrat Sara Gideon, the crats need to win a net four ning,”Ms.Gideontoldacrowd said Richard “Fuzzy” Farns- that used Twitter-approved
canSen.SusanCollinshangon Maine House speaker who is seats to capture the chamber, of more than 80 people worth,aformerhigh-schooled- features so staff and volun-
the optometrist’s wall, local expected to win her party’s or three seats if a Democrat Wednesday in Skowhegan, ucatorandguidancecounselor. teerscansharemessages.The
residents who arrive early to nomination to challenge Ms. winsthepresidency. speaking of both her contest ARepublicanwhoisconsider- activity,shesaid,“wasnotin-
walkthecorridorsorgetmorn- Collinsfortheseat. Ms.Collinswonre-election andcontroloftheSenate. ingswitchinghisregistrationto tendedtomisleadanyone.”
ingcoffeetickoffthewaysthey Ms. Collins’s 2018 vote to in 2014 by more than 30 per- Ms.Collinsarguesshehasa be independent, he said he U.S.presidentialcandidates
saytheveteranlawmakerhas confirmSupremeCourtJustice centage points, but she is the long record of bipartisan ac- knowsthathervotetoconfirm onbothsidesoftheaisleare
donethestateproud. Brett Kavanaugh alienated complishments,includingwrit- JusticeKavanaughwasconten- bettingthatlargesocial-media
“Shereallydoestrytocon- many Maine women, polling ing laws that are tailor-made tiousandthevotetoacquitMr. drives—somerelyingongrass-
templatetheissuesanddothe data and interviews show. In Severalprominent forMaine,suchasarecentbill Trump of charges that would roots support, and others on
bestjobshecan,”saidRobert President Trump’s impeach- tofundresearchonLymeand removehimfromofficehadput campaignfinancing—willhelp
voteshavebolstered
Stear,a73-year-oldregistered menttrial,whileshevotedwith othertick-bornediseases. Ms.Collinsina“no-winsitua- winvoters.Buttheeffortsalso
independent who lives in Democrats to try to call new theprospectsofSara “Even while she is being tion.”HeplanstosupportMs. take place at a time when
nearbyCapeElizabeth.“Idon’t witnesses,shethensidedwith criticizedbyextremistsonei- CollinsinNovember. election-related activities on
Gideon,aDemocrat.
alwaysagreewithherfinalde- mostRepublicansinacquitting therside,shestandsstrongin IndowntownPortland,Kris- social-mediaplatformsareun-
cision on things, but in the Mr.Trump. the center because that is tenPetershadadifferentview. der scrutiny after a Senate
overall, I think she’s a very “Iamnotatallpleasedwith wherethemajorityofMainers The34-year-oldDemocratsaid committee report in October
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Italy Locks Down as Virus Spreads
Outbreaks
Proliferate
Quarantineisimposed
Outside
onMilanamidworst
incidenceoutsideAsia;
China
publiceventshalted
BYERICSYLVERS BYNEWLEYPURNELL
MILAN—PartofItaly’seco- HONGKONG—Newcasesof
nomicheartlandwokeupun- coronavirus flared outside
der a quarantine on Sunday China,addingtoglobalhealth
withmorethan50,000people officials’ worries about the
not allowed to leave their spread of the disease in dan-
towns,asthecountrybeganto gerous new pockets of infec-
grapple with the worst coro- tion.
navirusoutbreakoutsideAsia. Iran’s health ministry on
The first effects hit Milan, Sunday confirmed the eighth
theengineofItaly’seconomy, coronavirus-related death in
which is just 40 miles from the country, out of a total of
theoutbreak’sepicenter.Trade 43confirmedcases.Themin-
shows, soccer matches and OCK istry said at least 785 people
otherpubliceventswerecan- ST with coronavirus-like symp-
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about 1.4 million residents, A/ daythecountryhadsealedits
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said the city’s schools would A/E landborderwithIranasare-
beclosedforaweek. ROL sult of the outbreak there,
AsofSundayevening,more ME thoughIslamabadmadenoof-
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than 150 people in Italy had RE ficialannouncement.
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tested positive for the virus, AN Pakistan is estimated to
with about 115 of them in ApoliceofficerworeaprotectivefacemaskonSundayinVenice,wheretheannualCarnivalwascutshortamidvirusfears. havetheworld’ssecondbiggest
Lombardy, the region where Shiite population and about
Milan is the capital. Three Codognoandnineothernearby the Covid-19 virus. The two In Milan, five hospitals re- China,butthatdidn’tstopthe 500 people per day cross the
people have died, including towns in Lombardy were put passengers subsequently mainedonhighalert,readyto arrival of the virus as people bordertoShiite-majorityIran.
twoinLombardy.Thenumber underquarantineonSaturday. testednegativeandtheirtrain acceptpeoplewithrespiratory weren’t restricted from con- Travelers are being turned
of infected rose throughout Italian Prime Minister was set to continue its trip, problems.Authoritiescanceled nectingtoItalywithstopovers back by Pakistani authorities
thedayonSunday. GiuseppeContedidn’tsayhow AustrianInteriorMinisterKarl all large public gatherings in inothercountries. on the road as they approach
Healthofficialsstruggledto longthequarantinewouldlast. Nehammersaid. Lombardy,includingscheduled Mr. Conte pointed to the theborder,officialssaid.
explainhowinjustafewdays AtowninVeneto,aregion The government has or- soccer matches in Milan and travelbanasanindicationof “This really is a new virus
Italy went from having three thatbordersLombardy,where deredpolicetoensurepeople the nearby city of Bergamo. Italy’s attempt to avoid just and we’re learning as we go
cases, two of them Chinese thereisamuchsmallercluster inthequarantinedtownsdon’t Another match was canceled the sort of outbreak that has along,”saidMargaretHarris,a
tourists, to becoming by far ofcases,isalsoquarantined. trytoleave,Mr.Contesaid.He inVerona,whichisinVeneto. engulfedthecountry. spokeswoman for the World
the site of Europe’s biggest AuthoritiesintheAustrian saidthatwhileheisconfident “We need to do everything Mr.FontanasaidItalyshould Health Organization. “We’re
outbreak.Authoritiesaretry- provinceofTyroltemporarily people will respect the quar- possible to interrupt the ad- increasecontrolsatitsborders. seeing some cases that don’t
ingtoreconstructhowtheout- stopped all train traffic com- antine, he is ready to call in vanceofthisvirus,”AttilioFon- The outbreak came in the have a clear epidemiological
breakstarted,astepneededto ing from Italy on Sunday, the armed forces to help the tana,theregionalpresidentof midstofMilan’swomen’sfash- link,”shesaid.
track down all people who holding two trains with policeifnecessary. Lombardy,saidinaninterview ionweek.Armanisaiditwould Infections that are now
mightbeinfectedwithoutyet around500passengersatthe Mr.Contesaidafamilyina onSkyNews.“Wedon’twantto hold its fashion show behind emerging in people who ha-
showingsymptoms. Brenner Pass on the Italian carhadbrokenthequarantine shutdownMilanandLombardy, closeddoorsonSundayafter- ven’t traveled to China or
One focus is an emergency sideoftheborder.Theywere before police were in place, butwehavetotakecertainpre- noon. A large trade show for come into contact with con-
roominahospitalinCodogno, acting on fears that a train but had been tracked down. cautions.Lifemustgoon.” the eyewear industry sched- firmed cases show “it’s not
thetownsouthofMilanatthe hadtwopeopleonboardwho Noneofthefamilytestedposi- InearlyFebruary,Italycan- uledtobeginattheendofthe clearhowthevirusisspread-
center of the outbreak. may have been infected with tiveforthevirus. celed all flights to and from comingweekwascanceled. ing,”shesaid.
AuthoritiesinSouthKorea
said Sunday the country has
Fear Grips South Korea Amid Mounting Cases
recorded602cases,upsharply
from30lastweek.Thatmakes
it the most virus-hit nation
outsideChina.
BYDASLYOON The mobilization comes as Cumulative 600 9,000 people attend Sunday Daegu’slargestmarketplace, InItaly,morethan150peo-
ANDTIMOTHYW.MARTIN South Korea reported its sev- coronavirus services at the Daegu church, the Seomun Market, which is plehavetestedpositiveasof
enthdeathlinkedtothevirus. casesreported 500 former members said. They filledwithfresh-fishmerchants Sunday—up from just three
DAEGU,SouthKorea—Cafes MorethanhalfofSouthKo- inSouthKorea saidworshiperstypicallykneel and clothing stores, was tem- casesafewdaysago—prompt-
heredemandedordersmustbe rea’sinfectionshavebeenlinked closetogetheratservicesand porarily shut on Sunday for ingthegovernmenttoquaran-
400
takeoutordelivery.Atypically toaDaegulocationofasecret- don’twearfacemasks,attend- disinfection. After the market tine11townsinthenorthern
bustlingmarkethollowedout. ivemegachurch,whichthegov- ingevenwhenshowingsymp- reopens,itwillbeshortofgov- partofthecountry.
Therareflickerofactivityoc- ernmentrecentlyreferredtoas 300 tomsofillness. ernment-provided protective The emergence of clusters
curred at stores selling face a cult. Other recent cases in- As the church’s role in the supplies, having received just of infection in new countries
masks, though most had run cludedanemployeeataSam- 200 outbreakbecamepublic,South 1,780masksand1,950contain- in recent days is “quite con-
out. sung Electronics Co. smart- Korean officials struggled to ersofhandsanitizer,saidKim cerning,” said Malik Peiris,
Thesearethescenesofee- phone facility near Daegu, contact Shincheonji members Young-oh, president of the chiefofvirologyattheUniver-
100
riesilenceunfoldinginDaegu, whichwasclosedthroughMon- after the distribution of a Daegu Merchant Association. sity of Hong Kong, who has
South Korea’s fourth-largest daymorning. member’stextmessageimplor- Thatisinsufficientforamar- studiedhowthevirusspreads.
cityandanepicenterforacor- The U.S. State Department 0 ingotherstostayquiet.Shin- ketwith20,000merchants,he Hesaidthoseinfectedwith
onavirus outbreak that sky- raised its travel advisory for Jan.20 Feb.1 10 23 cheonji has said the message added. On Sunday, the mayor the coronavirus could be
rocketedto763casesonMon- SouthKorea—placingitatthe Source:KoreaCentersforDiseaseControl had been sent without the of Daegu said the city would transmitting it from just be-
day morning—a roughly 25- second of four levels—and andPrevention church’sapproval. purchase one million masks foretheydevelopsymptomsin
fold rise in just five days. In warned travelers to “exercise “Our church members are fromtheMinistryofFoodand addition to after they are
response,PresidentMoonJae- increased caution.” On Satur- Korea’s military base is on a citizensofSouthKoreaandthe DrugSafetytodealwithsupply symptomatic,complicatingef-
in raised the country’s virus- day,Israelblockedtheentryof virtuallockdown. greatestvictimsofthevirus,”a problems. forts to contain the disease.
alertsystemtothehighestof hundreds of South Korean Shincheonji’s eight-story Shincheonji spokesman said. “The city has been annihi- “Allittakesisforsomeoneto
four levels, calling it a severe tourists, drawing a protest church building remained The group has also called the lated because of Shincheonji slipthroughthenet,”hesaid.
situationthatrequires“unprec- from the Foreign Ministry in closedafterserviceswerecan- coronavirusepidemicthework Church,”Mr.Kimsaid. AsofSaturday,therewere
edented,powerful”measures. Seoul. celedthere,aswellasatmore ofSatan. ElsewhereinDaegu,corona- more than 75,000 confirmed
SouthKorea,confrontedwith Since the start of the local than70otherlocationsacross The link between church virusfearshavedisruptedev- cases and more than 2,350
the highest coronavirus count outbreak traced back to the thecountry.Yellow-vestedcity members and the outbreak in erydaylife. deathsglobally,mostofthem
outside China, is granted ShincheonjiChurchofJesusin officials sprayed disinfectant Daeguhasangeredsomeresi- Thebusiestshoppingstreet inChina,accordingtothelat-
broader authority by going to Daegu, this southeastern city on the exterior of the church dents. “They could still be inDaegu,calledDongseongno, est WHO data. New cases in
the maximum red level. The of 2.4 million people has building. Shincheonji—which walking around the streets of was desolate, as residents recent days have been re-
governmentcanimplementcon- ground to a halt. The mayor means“newheavenandearth” Daegu, and officials haven’t heeded the mayor’s order to portedinLebanonandIsrael,
tainment policies that restrict hastoldpeopletostayindoors in Korean—on Sunday said it beenabletotrackallofthem stay home. Many shops were bringing the total number of
domestictravelandblockpublic and avoid large gatherings. hadshutitsfacilitiesandisdo- down,”saidKwonOh-young,a temporarily shut because of countrieshitto28.
activities. It also pushed back U.S. soldiers stationed in ingeverythinginitspowerto 70-year-oldtaxidriverwhohas thevirus.Signsatconvenience —SaeedShahinIslamabad
thestartoftheschoolyearbya Daegu aren’t allowed to visit reachitsmembers. lived in the city for four de- stores along the street read: andAresuEqbaliinTehran
week,toMarch9. off-baseestablishments.South Normally, around 8,000 to cades. “Maskssoldout.” contributedtothisarticle.
Epidemic
quarterfromthepriorone,NLI Vietnamsaidlastweek.
Research Institute economist Australia,withaneconomy
Takes Toll TaroSaitosaid.Videogamegi- six times as large as Viet-
ant Nintendo Co. said this nam’s, is also feeling the ef-
monththatsomeshipmentsof fects.Twodecadesago,China
On Growth itsflagshipSwitchgamingcon- was a relatively peripheral
solearedelayedasitcan’tget trading partner, trailing the
partsfromChinesefactories. U.S., Japan and Korea as ex-
Piling onto two years of portdestinations.ButasBei-
China-U.S. trade tensions, the jingmassivelyinvestedinin-
ContinuedfromPageOne impactofthenewcoronavirus, dustry, China’s enormous
shave0.1percentagepointof which has killed more than hungersuckedupeverlarger
globaloutput,thefundsaidas 2,000peopleinChina,couldbe shipmentsofironoreandcoal
it updated its forecasts, severe. Countries most reliant fromthecontinent.Lastyear,
though the Chinese economy onChinacouldseemorethan China accounted for nearly
would likely recover in the half a percentage point wiped 40%ofAustralia’sexports.
secondquarter. offtheirgrossdomesticproduct Australia’s BHP Billiton
“This is a human tragedy, thisyear,someeconomistssay. Ltd.,theworld’slargestminer,
but it also has negative eco- China now accounts for saiditexpectstoreviseitsex-
nomicimpact,”IMFManaging nearly a third of world GDP pectationsforcommodity-de-
Director Kristalina Georgieva growth,upfromaround3%in mandgrowthdownwardifthe
saidatthesummit. 2000.Between2000and2017, epidemic isn’t contained by
S
terHshyuutntdinagisoMmoetoorfitsCCoh.,ineasfe- tthoeCwhionraldt’sriepcloendo,maciccoerxdpionsgutroe REUTER theTehneddoofwMnaturcrhn.has spilled
factories this month, sus- estimates by the McKinsey G/ over to ancillary industries.
N
pendedoneofitsmainassem- GlobalInstitute. SO Sydney-basedWiseTechGlobal
blylinesinUlsan,abigSouth That rising dependence ALY Ltd., which provides cloud-
Koreancity,becauseitcouldn’t weighs most heavily on Asia. PeopleataShanghaiApplestoreworemasksonFridayastheywaitedtogettheirtemperaturestaken. basedsoftwaretotrackprod-
get parts from China. Asiana In 2000, China accounted for ucts, downgraded its 2020
AirlinesInc.,SouthKorea’ssec- just1.2%ofglobaltrade,said warnings as dozens of trips touristarrivalscoulddropby From steel to furniture, earningsforecastonWednes-
ond-largest airline, put its theWorldBank.Itssharewas outofChinaarecanceled. 13% this year as Chinese are Vietnam built much of its day,sayingChina’sshutdown
10,500employeesonstaggered one-thirdin2018.InAsia,that A U.S. freeze on visitors grounded.InVietnam,asmall economy on importing semi- had forced a delay of new
shiftsof10days’unpaidleave measurewentfrom16%to41% fromChinaisablowtohotels economyhighlydependenton finished material from China, productfeaturesithadhoped
fromWednesday. duringtheperiod. andretailersthatrelyontheir Chinesesupplychains,exports then exporting the finished wouldliftrevenue.
Majorelectronicsproducers The impact is felt every- spending. Asian economies in January fell 17.4% year-to- productstodevelopedecono- “Thisisaonce-in-a-genera-
thatdependonChineseparts where.AppleInc.saiditwon’t thathavegrowndependenton year to their second-lowest mies such as the U.S. Now, tion event,” Chief Executive
have suspended output be- meet revenue projections for Chinesevisitorsandcommerce level since the U.S.-China over50%ofmanufacturersare RichardWhitesaid.
causeoftheoutbreak.Others the first quarter as the epi- are reeling. Singapore last tradewarbegan,officialdata experiencing difficulty sourc- —TimothyW.Martin,
are weighing reloca- demic shuts its China plants. weekcutitsannualGDPfore- showed. Imports were down ingsuppliesbecauseofdisrup- StuartCondie,Megumi
tion.Japan’sexportstoChina InEurope,container-shipop- cast to around 0.5%, down 13.7%, led by a 16% plunge in tionsfromthevirus,theAmer- FujikawaandRoryJones
are expected to drop 7% this erators are preparing profit from1.5%.Thailandestimates thosefromChina. icanChamberofCommercein contributedtothisarticle.
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Iran Election Gives Boost to Hard-Liners
Lowturnoutmars out, as their tally dropped to with Western countries, par-
20 seats from 121 in the last ticularlywiththe2015multi-
conservativeeffortto
elections, after thousands of lateralnucleardeal.
showwidespread theircandidatesweredisquali- Their rise has been fueled
fied. Independents won 38 inpartbytheTrumpadminis-
popularbacking
seats,whiletheshareofseats tration’s campaign of maxi-
won by women remained un- mumpressureonTehran.The
BYARESUEQBALI changedat17,Icanasaid. U.S. withdrew from the nu-
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tions,strengtheninghard-lin- that Friday’s elections saw a DER/ militaryinfluenceintheMid-
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onthenewlawmakerstorep- economy battered by U.S. Iran’sSupremeLeaderAliKhameneionSundayaccusedforeignpowersof‘negativepropaganda.’ Butlawmakersratifyinterna-
resent not just those who sanctions. tional treaties, pass national
votedbutallIranians. Themassdisqualificationof centralcityofQom,thesource election“negatestheenemy’s beenanimportanttoolforthe lawsandcanpressurethegov-
“Regardless of the result moderateandreformistcandi- oftheoutbreakandabastion claim that religion is against Iranianstatetoportraylegiti- ernmentbyimpeachingminis-
and political inclinations of dates and attempts by the oftheconservativeestablish- democracyandfreedom. macydomesticallyandabroad. ters.
those elected, we thank the leadershiptocoverupitsrole ment, only 43% of registered “Thisnegativepropaganda Apoorturnoutwillbewidely Evenwithalargershareof
people for the sake of their inshootingdownaUkrainian voterscastballots. started from months before seen as a snub against the moderatesandreformists,the
presence,” Mr. Rouhani said, airlinerpromptedcallstoboy- SupremeLeaderAliKhame- theelectionsandincreasedas leadership but won’t materi- departing parliament posed
according to the IRNA state cottFriday’selection. neionSundayaccusedforeign theelectionsapproached.And ally impact its ability to gov- great challenges to Mr. Rou-
newsagency. Anoutbreakofthecorona- powers of using the virus in inthelasttwodays,withthe ern as it sees fit, or to crack hani. Most recently, a global
Conservative factions won virus in Iran also likely kept their propaganda to discour- pretextofadiseaseandvirus, downonpopulardissent. antiterror-financing body
221 of the 290 seats in Iran’s some people away from poll- ageIraniansfromvotinginan their media didn’t miss a The conservative victory blacklistedIranforitsfailure
legislative assembly, up from ingstations.Iran’shealthmin- attempttounderminetheIs- chance to dissuade people cementsamonthslongriseof topassanti-money-laundering
83 in the last elections in istryonSundayconfirmedthe lamicRepublic. from taking part in the elec- factions that have been op- legislation, due to resistance
2016, according to Icana, the eighth coronavirus-related Expressing“deepapprecia- tions,” he said, according to posed to Mr. Rouhani’s at- in parliament to the govern-
parliament’snewsservice.Re- death in the country, among tion” for the Iranians who statetelevision. tempts to open Iran up and ment’s efforts to push it
formists and moderates lost 43 confirmed cases. In the voted,Mr.KhameneisaidIran’s Fordecades,electionshave strengthen its engagement through.
U.K. to Open Hearing
On Assange Extradition
BYJASONDOUGLAS prosecutors—the identities of
U.S.intelligencesources.
LONDON—A British court Mr. Assange, who in his
onMondayissettobeginex- pre-asylum heyday traveled
aminingwhethertoextradite the world and appeared to
Julian Assange to the U.S. to revelinhisstatusasananti-
standtrialonspyingcharges, U.S. gadfly, has defended his
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Assangewithviolatingespio- tion published emails from
U.N. Details Afghan War’s Carnage
nage laws and conspiring to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presi-
hackamilitarycomputerinan dentialcampaignthatU.S.au-
18-countindictmentunsealed thorities say were stolen by
followinghisforcibleremoval Moscow. A federal judge in
BYEHSANULLAHAMIRI duction in civilian casualties peace deal next week, after volvedmaybeonlylooselyaf- byBritishpolicefromtheEc- July dismissed a lawsuit
caused by Islamic State’s agreeingtocurtailmostattacks filiated with the Taliban uadoreanEmbassyinLondon, againstWikiLeaksandothers
KABUL—AstheU.S.andthe branchinAfghanistan,known across Afghanistan in a deal group. wherehehadbeenlivingun- fortheleaks,sayingthepubli-
Afghan Taliban started a as ISIS-Khorasan, deadly at- thattookeffectonSaturday. Thenewdealstopsshortof der asylum for almost seven cationwasjustifiedbypublic
seven-daypartialtruceahead tacks from the Taliban and If the two sides sign the a full cease-fire, and it re- years. interest.
ofapossiblepeacedealtoend othergroupsincreased. deal next weekend in Doha, mains unclear how the U.S. TheJusticeDepartmental- IfextraditedtotheU.S.and
morethan18yearsofwar,the “Almost no civilian in Af- Qatar,theAfghangovernment will measure success that legesMr.Assange,a48-year- convicted on all charges, Mr.
United Nations provided evi- ghanistan has escaped being planstolaunchitsowndirect pavesthewayforalong-term oldAustralian,conspiredwith Assangecouldbesentencedto
denceoftheconflict’smassive personally affected in some talkswiththeTalibantoforge peaceagreement. formerU.S.Armyintelligence upto175yearsinprison.
tolloncivilians. waybytheongoingviolence,” adifficultagreementtobring Thepeaceprocesscouldalso analyst Chelsea Manning to In a sketch of the argu-
More than 10,000 civilians saidTadamichiYamamoto,the themilitantsintothegovern- come under threat from do- breakintoamilitarycomputer mentsthatMr.Assange’slegal
were killed and injured from U.N.secretary-general’sspecial mentandendthefighting. mestic political developments andobtainthousandsofmili- teamintendtomake,Jennifer
fightinginAfghanistanforthe representativeforAfghanistan ButtheU.S.-Talibanagree- inAfghanistan.Oppositionpol- tary logs, diplomatic cables Robinson, a U.K.-based mem-
sixthstraightyearin2019,the andheadoftheorganization’s ment faces serious hurdles. iticians are challenging Presi- and other classified docu- ber of Mr. Assange’s legal
U.N.saidinareport.Thenum- assistancemissionthere. There are widespread fears dentAshrafGhani’svictoryin ments that WikiLeaks pub- team,saidhislawyerswillar-
ber of civilian casualties has “Itisabsolutelyimperative thatanymomentumcouldbe theSeptemberelections,which lishedonlinein2010and2011. gueagainstextraditiononthe
now surpassed 100,000 after forallpartiestoseizethemo- reversed by uncompromising thecountry’selectioncommis- The cache of raw material groundsthattheU.S.authori-
morethanadecadeoftheU.N. ment to stop the fighting, as militantslookingtoderailthe sionconfirmedlastweek. painted a dark picture of the ties’pursuitoftheWikiLeaks
documentingthewar’simpact peaceislongoverdue;civilian plansbytriggeringdeadlyat- The Taliban warned that Iraq and Afghanistan cam- founder is politically moti-
oncivilians,itsaid. lives must be protected and tacksoverthenextweek.Also, theannouncementwasatodds paigns. It included, among vated and that, if extradited,
While the 3,403 civilians efforts for peace are under conflictsinmanypartsofAf- with the peace process. The otherthings,grislydescriptions hewouldn’tgetafairtrial.
killed in 2019 represented a way,”headded. ghanistan are fueled by local grouphasrefusedtorecognize ofallegedtorture,videoshow- The hearing that begins
10.5%decreasefromtheyear TheU.S.andtheTalibanare disputes,tribalandethnicri- aslegitimateanyAfghangov- ingthedeathofciviliansand— Monday is scheduled to last
before,mainlybecauseofare- preparing to sign a historic valries, and the factions in- ernmentsupportedbytheU.S. critically, according to U.S. fivedays.
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Boeing Sets somesuppliersmaycurbtheir agreements involving Spirit fortheMAX.
business with the aerospace and GE have provided more Anadditional300workers
giant. Some, including Spirit certaintytosmallercompanies have been laid off at other
Support for AeroSystemsHoldingsInc.,are thattheycancontinueproduc- suppliers,includingBerkshire
alreadyreducingtheirreliance tion and prepare to resume Hathaway Inc.’s Precision
on Boeing by pursuing more shipping parts to Boeing and Castparts,accordingtoregula-
Suppliers work for Airbus and military othersuppliers. tory filings. Arconic Inc.,
customers. “Mostsuppliersknowwhen which makes casts and forg-
GeneralElectricCo.andSa- productionshouldresumeand ingsforjetengines,expectsto
franSA,whichmakeMAXen- atwhatrates,”saidJohnPlue- decideinthesummerwhether
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quidity and where they need aircraft,” said Kevin Michaels, ABoeing737MAX8aircraftinproductionlastyear.The with around 100 in storage spaceproductsthisyear.How-
helporsupport,”BoeingChief managing director of AeroDy- companysaiditplanstostockpilemorepartsthaninthepast. awaitingshipmentbyrailtothe ever, it expects to make up a
Financial Officer Greg Smith namic Advisory LLC, which BoeingplantinRenton,Wash., substantial portion of this
saidataninvestorconference counts large and small MAX aerospaceengineersandspe- dueinparttopressureonthe wherethejetisassembled. from extra volume on other
earlierthismonth. suppliersamongitsclients. cialized assembly staff could jointventurewithSafran. Boeing recently signed a aircraftprograms.
Boeing suppliers said they Sofar,mostsuppliershave makeittoughtorehirework- Airbus has had its own deal for the company to pro- Boeing hasn’t laid off any
havebeengiventhreepotential weatheredthepauseinMAX- erswhenproductionresumes, problems boosting output of duce 216 fuselages this year staff as a result of the MAX
schedules for resuming pro- related business. Many have supplierssaid. its rival A320neo-range jets andwilllendSpirit$225mil- production halt. Some 3,000
duction, ranging from about continuedproductionatlower Some of Boeing’s largest becauseofshortagesofparts lionthisquarter.Separately,GE assembly workers have been
100to300planesthisyear,de- rates, stockpiling inventory supplierssaidonrecentearn- andassemblysnafus.Itshares andSafranhavesaidtheyplan redeployedtootherprograms
pending on when assembly and redirecting workers to ings calls that the MAX pro- many smaller suppliers with tomakeenginesforaround20 and to develop practices to
starts. Boeing has said it make more parts for Airbus ductionhaltwouldhurtsales Boeingandplanstoexpandits MAXplanesamonth,halftheir improve the efficiency of fu-
doesn’texpectapprovalofnew andmilitaryjets. andprofitsthisyear.GEChief ownproductionoverthenext outputratelastyear. ture MAX production, the
softwareandtrainingregimens “These guys are going to ExecutiveLarryCulpsaidlast severalyears. Wichita, Kan.-based Spirit companysaid.
requiredbyregulatorsforthe layoffworkersunlesstheyget weekthatthecompanywould Executives at a supply- in January laid off 2,800 Boeingsaiditisevaluating
planeuntilmidyear. support,”saidMr.Michaels. burn about $2 billion in cash chainconferencenearSeattle workers,athirdofwhomhad the impact of the production
Thelonger-termriskisthat A tight labor market for flow during the first quarter earlierthismonthsaidrecent madefuselagesandwingparts haltoneachsupplier.
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SOUTHSUDAN provinceofVan. Singapore Struggles to Boost Births
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markingatentativestartofa villagesinthemountainousQot- couraged its citizens to have
power-sharinggovernmentbe- ourarea,Iran’sofficialIRNA more children, offering cash
tweentwolongtimeenemies newsagencysaid,andatleast grants for new parents, pro-
andthelatestefforttoendthe 75peoplewereinjured. viding public housing for
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trythathasbeenravagedby tionalpalace,inanescalationof ingitamongtheworld’slow-
conflictsince2013. protestsoverpolicepayand est rates. Demographers say DemographicSqueeze Manpower Josephine Teo
Afteranine-monthdelay,Mr. workingconditions. thecity-state’sdifficultiesre- saidinaspeechlastyear.
Machartookhisoathbeforedip- Atleastthreepoliceofficers flecthowgovernmentpolicies Singapore'sfertilityratehas ...reducingitsratioofworking- Singapore’sNationalPopula-
lomatsandregionalleadersin werewounded,fellowofficers tendtohavealowimpacton fallentoamongthelowestin agepeopletotheelderly. tion and Talent Division,
thecapital,Juba. said.AssociatedPressjournal- raisingfertilityrates. theworld... a government unit, says that
Someanalystswarnedthatit istssawdozensofmenwho “Policies in general have a whilemostyoungSingaporeans
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peacedealcollapses,likeprevi- marchwithhundredsofsup- the policy makers’ perspec- children,“theyareincreasingly
ousones. porterstowardthepalacein tive,”saidMikkoMyrskyla,ex- prioritizingothergoalssuchas
—NicholasBariyo Port-au-Prince,inthelatestin ecutive director of the Max 1.75 15 furthering their education,
U.S.
daysofdemonstrationsde- Planck Institute for Demo- building their careers and
TURKEY mandingbetterpayforHaitian graphicResearchinGermany. travel.” The government said
Nine Dead as Quake law-enforcementofficers. Oncesmallfamiliesandchild- 1.50 10 there were hopeful signs, in-
Theproteststoppedoutside lessnessbecomecommonplace, cludingthat“theaveragenum-
Strikes in Iran thearmyheadquartersfacing he said, cash handouts and Japan berofcitizenbirthsandmar-
thepalace.AssociatedPress subsidized kindergarten tend Italy riagesoverthelastfiveyears
Ninepeoplewerekilledin journalistssawseveralsoldiers nottochangepeople’sminds, 1.25 5 ishigherthanthatinthepre-
Turkeyinamagnitude5.7earth- attheheadquartersfireinto inpartbecausetheymakeonly cedingfive-yearperiod.”
quakethatstruckwesternIran, theair.Shortlyafterward,an a small dent in the life- Singapore Singapore is finding new
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Thequake’scenterwaswest wasn’tclearwhichsidebegan gettingmarriedandtheythink ing agency Love Express, re-
oftheIraniancityofKhoyand firingattheotherfirst. twicebeforehavingkids,”said Sources:WorldBank;StatisticsSingapore cently received a government
affectedvillagesintheTurkish —AssociatedPress Bhavani Perina, a 41-year-old granttobuildanappthat,she
Singaporean with three chil- The question of how to icyhasbeentotakeinastable said, will use artificial intelli-
drenwhoistakingabreakfrom boost birthrates is taking on numberofnewcitizensandper- gencetosuggestromanticpart-
hercareertofocusonthem. new urgency amid a global manentresidentscommittedto nersforsingleswhoattendher
Ms. Perina said workplace backlashagainstimmigration. makingSingaporetheirhome. events.Shepointstostatistics
hoursshouldbemoreflexible Someeconomistshaveargued Singaporepublicizesitspol- thatshowSingaporeansstaying
to support working parents, infavorofexpandingimmigra- icies to support parenthood singleuntillaterinlife.
andthatchild-care-leavepoli- tion as a quick way to boost on www.heybaby.sg. Benefits AtoneofLoveExpress’sre-
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thosewitholderchildren. societies. Instead, many such more children, paid leave for in a luxury hotel and adver-
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duringclasheswithsoldiersinPort-au-PrinceonSunday. lowestlevelssincethe1980s. mentspokespersonsaiditspol- brated,” Minister for twohandstoclap,”shesaid.
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Low-Carb cracks develop inside. Others When more egg whites were bakingpowdercanbeusedto uses almond flour to make
justtastemiserable. added, it blew up so big it create a chemical reaction to macarons—but only because
Heath Squier, chief execu- touched the oven tray above, releasegas. thatisthetraditionalrecipe.
Bake-Off tiveatJulianBakeryinOcean- and there were big holes in KevinBae,53,triedtomake “Bread has been a founda-
side, Calif., wanted to cut theloaves,saidArthurNagot, low-carbbunsonenightinhis tional food in the Western
more carbs out of his com- afoodtechnologistthere. suburbanChicagokitchen.He worldforthousandsofyears,”
Is Rising pany’salreadylow-carboffer- Later, Venerdi tried the found a recipe online, but Mr. Forkish said. “Low-carb
ings. So the company rolled powderizedtuber-likestemof didn’thaveonekeyingredient, bread, it sounds like some-
out a new loaf largely made thekonjacplant.Butitsucked psyllium. He used something thing that someone thought
Slicethecarbsout!
with almond flour, eggs, but- up so much water that when elsehehadonhand:xanthan upstrictlytocreateanewcat-
ContinuedfromPageOne ter—andcreamcheese,which the bread was sliced, “it gum, a common food thick- egoryforsellingsomething.”
lowtheycango—eventozero. helpsoffsettheeggyflavor. lookedlikesilicon,globsofsil- researchfirmPackagedFacts. ener. Ms.Culver,whosellscolla-
Ingredients ranging from Three loaves cost $40, in- icon and glue all through it,” Wheatflour is so good for “Theylookedprettygoodin gen-basedbrowniesonlineat
unripegreenbananastolupin cluding shipping. Slices have saidStewartJessiman,headof baking bread because of glu- the oven and then when I theEnchantedCookKetoBak-
beansareonthetable.Wool- zero net carbs, according to newproductdevelopment. ten,saidRichardCharpentier, went to open it, it was like, ery website, concedes her
worths, the biggest grocery thepackaging.Atypicalslice Thebakeryfinallycameup abakerinPhiladelphia.Yeast ‘Hey,thesethingsarehollow,’” zero-net-carb bread might
chaininAustralia,sellsalow- of white bread has about 12 witharecipethatusesatapi- eats sugars in the dough, re- he said. “It is like somebody taste too light and eggy for
carbbreadmadewithbamboo gramsofcarbs. ocastarchthat“resistsdiges- leasesgases,andthengluten, stuck a straw in there and peopleusedtoregularbread.
fiber.IntheU.S.,grocerystore “The biggest thing when tion,”aswellasgreenbanana a protein, acts like a balloon blewsomeairinsidethebun.” Herhusbandrefusestoeatit
Aldiusedoatandchicory-root you’remakingsomethingfrom flour and psyllium, a fiber that stretches and allows the Heatehisburgerswithout unless she makes modifica-
fiber to create a bread it ad- eggsistogetittotastegood,” madefromthehusksofseeds. breadtorise. buns that night, but not all tions such as increasing the
vertises as having “zero net saidMr.Squier,whomarkets Thekonjacpowdermadeitin. Insteadofwheat,low-carb was lost. He created his own almondflour,whichaddsmore
carbs,”meaningtheonlycarbs topeopleonanultra-low-carb Net carbs: less than three bakersmustuseotheringredi- low-carbrecipeforpopovers, texturebutalsoincreasesthe
arefromdietaryfiber. dietcalledtheketogenicdiet. gramsperslice. ents such as eggs, fibers and a type of roll, based on the carbs.
Thereisachallenge:These Venerdi, a bakery in New Theperfectlow-carbrecipe gums—even a purer form of goof-up. “Butifyou’resomeonewho
ingredients don’t always be- Zealand,atfirsttriedtomake could make some serious gluten stripped of most Old-fashionedbreadlovers doesn’t eat bread because of
have in the oven. Loaves itsownketo-friendlybreadus- dough. In recent years, sales carbs—to create a structure aren’timpressed.KenForkish, the carbs, you’re going to be
sometimes expand so rapidly ing cauliflower, walnuts and have barely risen in the for the bread, said Mr. Char- author of “Flour Water Salt like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t be-
they pop out of the baking egg whites, but the loaves roughly$16billionU.S.bread pentier,whorunshisowncon- Yeast”andownerofabakery lieveI’mhavingbreadagain,’”
dish.Somearesobrittlethat didn’t have enough volume. market,accordingtomarket- sultingfirm.Insteadofyeast, andpizzeriainPortland,Ore., shesaid.
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economies. It has denied any
connectiontoprivatesecurity according to Russia’s foreign Moscow'sLongReach Gen. Haftar, a Soviet-
contractors. ministry and European secu- trainedformercommanderin
OncemarginalizedinLibya rityofficials. SomeoftheAfricancountrieswhereRussiangovernmentorprivateinterestshaveestablisheda Gadhafi’smilitary,rebelledin
becauseofitsassociationwith In October, 43 African presenceorarediscussingdeals. 2014againstLibya’snewruler,
toppledstrongmanMoammar headsofstateflewtotheRus- uniting disparate militias to
Gadhafi,Russiahasbecome,in sianresortSochiforthefirst take control of a swath of
RUSSIA Sudan
just a few months, a pivotal Russia-Africa summit. The eastern Libya. In 2018 he
player there. In January, Mr. leadersmingledwithRussian seized most of the country’s
PutinhostedtalksinMoscow state companies involved in Mining mainoil-exportingports.Last
betweentherenegadegeneral defenseandoilandgas,buy- interests year,heattackedTripoli.
and the head of the interna- ing$12.5billionworthofRus- CentralAfricanRepublic The ports let Gen. Haftar
tionally recognized Libyan sian agricultural goods and control oil flows to Europe
government,thenfollowedup equipmentandservicesforre- and offer a staging point for
with a summit in Berlin. The fineriesandrailroads. attacksongovernmenttroops.
Military Libya
twosideshaveyettoagreeto Moscow’s tactics emerged Rebels are expanding control
presence
acease-fire. withitsinterventionsineast- of the region, known as the
TheLibyaforaycouldgive ernUkrainein2014,wherethe “oil crescent,” where 85% of
Madagascar
Russia a foothold in a failed Kremlin worked with armed Libya’sreserveslie.American
Oil
state that is a significant en- groups fielded by politically companieslongdominatedthe
interests Eritrea
ergy exporter and a main connected Russian business- region until civil war
routeforillegaltraffickingin men. Companies owned by Algeria promptedthemtoleave.
people,drugsandweaponsto former restaurateur Yevgeny Political In the middle of last year,
BurkinaFaso
Europe.Europeanofficialsare Prigozhin won multimillion- influence Gen. Haftar’s troops brought
concerned about the precari- dollar catering and construc- Egypt Russian military contractors
ousstateofLibyansecurity,in tioncontractsfortheRussian into two ports to train com-
Naval
part because regions to its armed forces. Mr. Prigozhin Rwanda mandosandlaunchstrikes,ac-
logistics
south are war zones and ter- thencreatedWagnerGroup,a SouthAfrica cordingtoLibyanoilandsecu-
roristbreedinggrounds. privatemilitarycompany,ac- Nuclear rity officials. Mr. Bashagha,
European Union foreign- cording to European security power Zimbabwe theinteriorminister,saidthe
policychiefJosepBorrellsaid officials. Angola Russians were Wagner em-
inJanuary theRussianinter- Mr. Prigozhin also built a ployees.
Sources:reportsbytheUnitedNations’spanelonCentralAfricansanctions;CentralAfricangovernment;Russianministryofforeignaffairs;Libyan
vention could have under- political consulting firm, the “Whoevercontrolsthearea
ministryofinterior;LibyanNationalArmy;UkrainianandWesternintelligenceagencies
mined its efforts to broker a InternetResearchGroup,that controls the oil fields,” said
dealbetweenLibya’swarring the Justice Department says ies—arrived in January 2018 The Kremlin spokesman The Russian instructors Mr. Bashagha, who is part of
partieswithoutusingforce. wasbehindRussianeffortsto on a Russian military plane saidMr.Zakharov“hasnoth- have moved into the roughly theinternationallyrecognized
“Libya is a big gate to Af- sowdiscordamongAmericans with crates of automatic ing to do with the Russian 80%ofCentralAfricanRepub- government.
rica” for Russia, said Libyan inthe2016election. weapons.Mostweren’tmem- governmentorourembassyor lic outside government con-
Interior Minister Fathi KremlinspokesmanDmitry bersofRussia’sarmedforces withRussianintelligence.”He trol,accordingtoWesternse-
Visiting Russians
Bashagha. “It’s also the en- PeskovsaidtheWagnerGroup and wore neither standard saidRussiaisinterestedinde- curity officials. As the
trancetoSouthernEurope.” “has nothing to do with Rus- uniformsnorinsignia,accord- velopingitsrelationshipwith Russians deployed, President In December, the rebel ad-
Mr. Putin has denied the sian state, with the Russian ingtoofficialswhosawthem theCentralAfricanRepublic. Touadera’s government ministrationofGen.Haftaral-
Russiangovernmentisbehind government,withtheRussian arrive. On a dusty field near the awarded mining contracts to lowedagroupofRussianand
any private contractors in defenseministry,withRussian WhentheU.N.approvedthe capital, Bangui, last summer, Russiancompanies. Belarusian businessmen to
Libya. “If there are Russian special services or with the mission,Moscowhadn’tspeci- Russian instructors drilled In Libya, Russia’s involve- visithiseasternstrongholdof
citizensthere,”hesaidinJan- Kremlin.” fied it would be sending pri- dozensofgovernmenttroops mentcouldgiveitafoothold Benghazi,accordingtoanar-
uary,“theydon’trepresentthe vate contractors rather than armed with machetes and ri- inamajorenergyandmigra- rivalslistatthecity’sairport.
interestsoftheRussianstate soldiers—somethingthatsur- fles. Mr. Zakharov, standing tionhubnearEurope.Libyais The visitors included a Rus-
Ukraine and Syria
anddon’treceivefundingfrom prisedU.N.officials,according nearby,saidtheRussianforces alargeexporterofoilandnat- sianfuel-tradingexecutiveand
theRussianstate.” As fighting in Ukraine to people familiar with the are paid under arrangements ural gas to Europe, but most managers at a Russian con-
Mr.Bashaghasaidthemer- ebbedin2015,Wagnerturned matter. withRussia’sdefenseministry. ofitsreserves—thelargestin tractorspecializinginmining
cenariesareinLibyawiththe to Syria, where it fought on A spokesman for the U.N. Hedeclinedtoprovidedetails. Africaandtheninth-biggestin andgasprojectsforstatecom-
Kremlin’s approval, citing a behalfofPresidentBasharal- missiontheresaidtheRussian theworld—areuntapped. panies.
meeting held in Moscow be- Assad, and Mr. Prigozhin’s forceswerecoordinatingwith After Libyan dictator and In Libya’s capital Tripoli,
tween the renegade Libyan companies won oil and gas otherstohelprevampthena- Russianactivityin Russian ally Gadhafi was de- still under government con-
general, the Russian defense concessions. tion’ssecuritysector. posed and killed in 2011 by trol,prosecutorslastsummer
theareascoincides
ministry and the private sol- Mr. Prigozhin’s company Russia now has more than Western-backed rebels, Mr. arrestedtwoRussianpolitical
diers’recruiter. andhislawyersdidn’trespond 235securitypersonnelinthe withapullingback PutinsaidtheU.S.anditsal- consultants,allegingtheywere
During the Cold War, the torequestsforcomment. country,accordingtoaEuro- lies had overstepped a U.N. trying to destabilize the gov-
bytheU.S.
SovietUnionspentbillionson The Kremlin’s first major peansecurityofficial,givingit mandate. A new Libyan gov- ernmentandbackopponents,
military aid to African allies. forayintoAfricasinceSoviet greater clout there than any ernmentmarginalizedRussia. including Gadhafi’s son and
The collapse of Communist days came two years ago in foreignerssinceFranceleftin The U.S. has since with- Gen. Hafter. They alleged the
ruleforcedaretreatfromthe theCentralAfricanRepublic,a 1960. The senior Russian in drawnfromLibyaandRussia two men were connected to
globalstage. mineral-rich former French thecountryappearstobeVa- The Security Service of hasreturned.Fayezal-Sarraj, Mr. Prigozhin’s Internet Re-
Now, at a time of dimin- colony. Africa was drawing lery Zakharov, a retired Rus- Ukraine, that country’s main Libya’s prime minister, at- search Group, according to
ished Russian economic and foreigngovernmentsandcom- sian security-service officer security and counterintelli- tendedtheSochisummitand peopleclosetotheinvestiga-
military power, its efforts to panieshungryforresources.It who landed several months genceagency,isinvestigating discussed buying one million tion.
exert political influence in- also had become a source of beforethetroopsandbecame thequasi-privateRussianmili- metrictonsofRussianwheat, The Kremlin has denied
volveprivatesecuritycompa- terrorismandmigrationprob- PresidentTouadera’stopsecu- tarygroupsfightingineastern accordingtoaLibyansecurity that Russian soldiers operate
nies and businesses seeking lems. rityadviser. Ukraine. It says many of the official. inLibya.Libyanofficialssaid
access to oil, gold and dia- In late 2017, Moscow per- In an interview, Mr. RussiansoldierssenttoAfrica Moscow simultaneously is theprivatenatureofMoscow’s
monds,accordingtoEuropean suadedtheUnitedNationsto Zakharov said that he isn’t fought in Ukraine with Wag- helping Gen. Khalifa Haftar, military operations means it
securityofficialswhomonitor allow Russia to undertake a part of the official U.N. mis- ner. who heads a rebel faction candenyitspresenceinLibya.
the groups. The private com- mission to train the Central sionandthatheworksforand “It’s a convenient front,” called the Libyan National “Russiawillsayithasnoth-
paniesanswertotheKremlin, AfricanRepublic’sarmy,which is paid by Mr. Touadera, not saidthesecurityserviceChief Army, by printing Libyan ingtodowith[Wagner],”said
thesepeoplesaid. was fighting rebels, and sup- Russia.Hedescribedhisrela- of Staff Ihor Huskov. “The moneyforhisbreakawaygov- Mr.Bashagha,Libya’sinterior
A Russian company won a port its weakened president, tionshipwiththeRussiangov- geopoliticalambitionsofRus- ernment and welcoming him minister.“Theywillsayit’sa
gold-miningcontractinSudan, Faustin-ArchangeTouadera. ernment by saying: “There’s sia coincide with the appe- aboarditsaircraftcarrier,ac- securitycompany.”
where affiliated contractors Thefirstdeployment—sev- nosuchthingasformer”secu- tites”ofMr.Putin’sinnercir- cordingtoRussianandLibyan —AnnSimmonsinMoscow
havealsobeentrainingforces, eraldozenRussianmercenar- rity-serviceofficers. cle,hesaid. governmentofficials. contributedtothisarticle.