March 23 UN chief calls for immediate cease-fire in conflicts around the world to tackle coronavirus pandemic
March 23 German Chancellor Merkel’s spokesman says her first coronavirus test after possible exposure negative; more to be done
March 23 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves Afghanistan, no word if power-sharing deal reached among squabbling politicians
March 23 Ex-Scottish leader Alex Salmond acquitted of all sex-crime charges, including one of intent to rape, in Edinburgh court
March 23 PG&E says it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for California wildfire that killed 84 people
March 23 Stocks open lower after coronavirus relief bill stalls in Congress; Fed action mitigates losses; Dow industrials off 2%
March 23 Federal Reserve to lend up to $300 billion to corporations, small businesses, and will buy more Treasuries
March 23 Iran reports 127 more virus deaths, bringing number of fatalities to 1,812 amid 23,049 confirmed cases
