57: The American public's view of the economy is as positive as it's been in twenty years, with 57 percent of Americans surveyed agreeing that the nation's economy is in "excellent" or "good'' shape, according to a Pew poll. But people's viewpoints are sharply partisan: only 39 percent of Democrats agree that the economy is doing well.
2.6 billion: Ahead of President Trump's visit to India later this month, New Delhi is set to purchase $2.6 billion worth of military helicopters from the United States. India's defense purchases from the US have surged in the last decade as New Delhi, worried about Chinese influence in the region, has drawn closer to the US while pivoting away from its traditional arms suppliers in Russia.
900: The global death toll from the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has reached 900, officially surpassing the 2002-03 SARS outbreak that killed 813 people in China and other parts of Asia. However, the coronavirus – which has killed around 2 percent of people who have contracted it – is less fatal overall than SARS, which killed around 10 percent.
6.5 million: The personal data of all 6.5 million eligible voters in Israel was leaked due to a "grave" security lapse on an app that provides news and information about the upcoming election on March 2. The leak, which includes voters' full names, ID card numbers, and addresses, appears to be related to the app's poor coding, and required no hacking skills.