In the race for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders will be looking for his first big win in the Nevada caucuses today — while Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be looking for renewed signs of life.

Nevada Democrats will host hundreds of caucuses on Saturday, the third contest in the state-by-state U.S. presidential nominating process, and nomination candidate Bernie Sanders will face a major test of his front-runner status.

South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, while the death toll in Iran climbed to six and a dozen towns in Italy effectively went into lockdown as health officials around the world battle the novel coronavirus.

Here’s a look at the differences between primaries and caucuses, the role of delegates and how Democrats will choose a candidate to square off against U.S. President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.

The son of U.S. President Donald Trump was one of three people who applied for 27 spots for non-resident hunters targeting grizzlies in a designated region of northwestern Alaska's Seward Peninsula.

As cases rise in Iran and South Korea, both Canada's chief public health officer and the World Health Organization emphaxxxxd on Friday that containing the spread of coronavirus is a global priority that extends far beyond China.

Iranian state TV has announced the first partial results from the country's parliamentary elections, indicating a strong showing by hardliners in the capital Tehran.

South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around.

After nearly a month, Taiwanese citizens quarantined in China's coronavirus epicenter are chafing. Geopolitics is adding to the tension.

President Trump makes a two-day visit to the world's biggest democracy, which is greeting him with a campaign-style rally on Monday that could draw a vast crowd.

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China faces a conundrum: Call people back to work and risk a new explosion of infections, or keep them at home and watch businesses crash.

The painting of a Parisian street scene by Impressionist master Camille Pissarro hangs in a Madrid museum and is the focus of an ongoing legal battle.

In rapidly urbanizing Nevada, the Democratic caucuses will be the first test of a truly diverse electorate in the presidential nominating contests.

A controversial ban on rent increases takes effect as Berlin takes steps to address a worsening housing crisis.

More than 100 of the new infections were among those who attended services or were affiliated with a branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the city of Daegu.

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Thousands of members of a secretive religious sect in South Korea are being screened for the new coronavirus after more than 430 cases were confirmed in the country by officials, one of several fresh clusters of the disease globally.

More than 78,000 people around the world have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, with most cases in mainland China, though clusters that have unclear origins have emerged in Singapore, Iran and South Korea.

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Political pledges of action to deal with far-right terrorism are met with scepticism

Days after terror struck in the heart of its community, something like normality returned to the streets and cafes of Hanau yesterday. On Freigerichtstrasse on the eastern side of town, people once again gathered in one of the multifunction spaces that act as sports bars, betting shops and shisha stores, to have a smoke or a hot drink with friends.

“Am I scared? I guess it is scary,” said the Romanian woman who runs the venue. “But more importantly, would you like a cup of tea?”

Likely outcome reflects frustration at collapsing living standards and relations with the west

Iran’s conservatives are on the brink of a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary elections as forecasts show them taking more than two-thirds of the seats.

The reformists, the largest grouping in the outgoing parliament, have been decisively beaten, with predictions showing them taking only 17 seats in the 290-strong parliament. The principalists – or conservatives – were on course to take around 200 seats, including all 30 seats in the capital, Tehran, previously a stronghold of the reformers.

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Amazon has agreed to channel funds to a controversial drug rehabilitation charity linked to the Church of Scientology, the Guardian has learned.

The web giant will make donations to Narconon – which runs programmes for drug addicts based on the teachings of the Scientology founder, L Ron Hubbard – when supporters buy products through the site, with shoppers able to pledge 0.5% of purchases to selected charities under Amazon’s “Smile” feature.

Hundreds of Cambridge students have accused the university of “a complete failure” to deal with complaints of sexual misconduct after an investigation that raised concerns about a conflict of interest among academics.

In a letter signed by more than 500 current and former students, Cambridge University Students’ Union Women’s Campaign has called for colleges to be stripped of their powers to investigate sexual misconduct complaints against their own members.

Saturday’s vote could be a make-or-break moment for candidates in the first state with a diverse electorate

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Caucuses disenfranchise many people, as my colleague Sam Levine reported ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Here’s another voice against caucuses.

Carissa Bradley, 23, was one of the Warren supporters in the group. She said she was not surprised Bernie won, but thinks Nevada should stop using caucuses.

“It’s super archaic ..it’s not conducive to ppl who are introverts.. it’s not good for people who have to work weekends” pic.twitter.com/1k4HSxBGsZ

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There was a fair amount of confusion at the University of Nevada, Reno about how the precincts incorporate early votes with the in-person ones.

The non-Bernie voters here are discussing if they can join together to be against Bernie, but it’s unclear if there’s anything can do given their numbers. Lots of qs + confusion about how the early votes factor into the calculation right now.

“We could all go to Yang!” one says pic.twitter.com/AsgzqrXXDg

In the group I’ve been following, it’s official: all nine delegates from this precinct going to @BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/MJoxm42sEn

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John Bolton is “a traitor” and his book should not be published before the election in November, Donald Trump reportedly told aides and media figures.

The president’s views on news of a book deal for Marie Yovanovitch, another key figure in the Ukraine scandal which led to Trump’s impeachment, were not immediately clear.