February 10, Monday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Kimberly Gale

  1. Chinese health authorities say the number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in mainland China has topped 40,000, with the death toll now over 900.
  2. U.S. Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigeig is trying to win support from a wider spectrum of voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire.
  3. Iran has announced that it launched a rocket carrying a satellite that failed to reach orbit.