The ruble is nosediving thanks to a coronavirus-triggered oil price collapse. Is Russia spiraling into another economic crisis? Emin Dhafarov / Kommersant On March 9, while Russian markets were closed following International Women’s Day, the value of the ruble on the online exchange Forex plummeted, leaving the Russian currency at 75 per dollar and 85 per euro. When the Moscow Exchange closed on Friday, it only took 68 rubles to buy a dollar and 80 to buy a euro.

Israel to combat the spread of coronavirus introduced a mandatory two-week quarantine for all arriving in the country. This is reported by BBC News with reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For Israeli citizens, the rule is valid from March 9, for foreigners - from March 12. “After a day of difficult discussions, we have made a decision: everyone who comes to Israel from abroad will be in quarantine for 14 days,” Netanyahu said in a statement to BBC News.

In the city of Ahvaz, Iranian province of Alborz, seven people died from drinking methanol as a defense against the coronavirus, IRNA reported, citing the city prosecutor's office. In total, 48 people were poisoned, four lost their sight, the prosecutor's office admits that the number of deaths from methanol will increase. Information that alcohol helps against coronavirus infection is spreading on social networks, writes IRNA. Why people used methyl alcohol, the agency does not specify.

Emin Jafarov / Kommersant Update: In the first minutes of trading on the Moscow Exchange on March 10, the euro and the dollar went up by more than 4 rubles. The euro cost 82.45 rubles, the dollar - 72.77 rubles.

Anton Dolin - memory of actor Max von Syudov Borja B Hojas / Alterphotos / ABACA / VIDA Press In France, at the age of 90, Max von Sudov died . The great actor, who is considered to be both fans of intellectual cinema of the 1960s and fans of the Game of Thrones, recalls film critic Anton Dolin. Usually, when beloved artists die, we do not regret epithets for them. Everyone who was not indifferent to us is outstanding, or even great - there is no objective scale for such assessments.

Rosneft will increase oil production by 300 thousand barrels per day from April 1 within a week or two, Bloomberg reports, citing a source close to the company. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the Russian company will increase oil production as soon as the current agreements with OPEC expire. Sources of The Bell and Bloomberg previously called Sechin the initiator of breaking the deal with OPEC to reduce hydrocarbon production.

Shares of "Yandex" on the Nasdaq exchange are falling by more than 14%, according to trading data . By 18:20 Moscow time, class A papers of Yandex fell in price to $33.9 apiece (minus 14.12%). MTS shares on Nasdaq fall by 12.22% to $8.2 per share, Veon shares (owns VimpelCom, recalls Interfax ) fell 17.2% to $1.6 per share. On March 9, US stock exchanges opened with the fall of the main indices: the S&P 500 fell 6.9% in the first minutes of trading, the Dow Jones fell 7%.

The WinFuture portal has published images of the new Powerbeats 4 headphones, the release of which Apple has not yet announced. According to the publication, the headphones use the H1 chip, which is equipped with Apple AirPods Pro, and which provides up to 15 hours of battery life. Powerbeats 4 will be available in red, white and black Powerbeats 4 support Fast Fuel technology, thanks to which five minutes of charging gives an hour of use. Powerbeats 3 cost $199, recalls The Verge .

Markets in the US opened with a collapse, reports Bloomberg. The S&P 500 fell 6.9% in the first minutes, the Dow Jones fell 7%. After the fall of the S&P 500, trading was suspended for 15 minutes. If the loss reaches 13% after the resumption, trading will be suspended for another 15 minutes. If the fall is 20%, the markets will be closed for the day, Bloomberg clarifies.

The director of the new film adaptation of Pinocchio Matteo Garron - about the true sense of a fairy tale about a wooden child David Heerde / Rex / Vida Press Roberto Benini and Matteo Garron On March 12, Pinocchio is released in Russia - a new adaptation of the classic fairy tale Carlo Collodi. In Italy, the film has already become a hit of Christmas rental, and its international premiere - outside the competition - took place in February at the Berlin Film Festival.

Swedish actor Max von Sydow has died in France at the age of 90, according to BBC News, citing the actor's family. Von Sydow's last acting work was the film "Kursk" directed by Thomas Vinterberg, released in 2018. Von Sydow began his career in 1949, starring in 11 films by Ingmar Bergman.

Updated. One of the three patients is in a state of moderate severity, Interfax reports. “She is assisted by a team of doctors. All patients receive a full range of medical and diagnostic measures,” the agency was told at the operational headquarters. The other two are in fair condition. Three new cases of coronavirus infection were found in Russia, all three in Moscow, the operational headquarters reports. Thus, the total number of confirmed cases increased from 17 to 20.

The District Court of The Hague began considering the case of the crash of the Malaysian flight MH17 in the Donbass in July 2014. Updated. Presiding Judge Hendrik Steinhaus said it would take more than 14 days to reach a decision. “At the moment, 49 [relatives of the victims] have expressed a desire to appear in court, 82 - to apply to the court in writing, 84 - to apply for monetary compensation,” Interfax reports the words of the judge.

About a high school student who destroys everything around Netflix The first season “I don’t like it” was published on Netflix - a series that instantly has become a hit and has been heading the Russian top of the most popular streaming service show for more than a week. The main character is a high school student Sidney from a small American town who suddenly discovers supernatural abilities.

Shares of Russian companies on the London Stock Exchange and European stock indices collapsed on March 9 after the collapse in oil prices. Thus, the British FTSE 100 fell to 8.8%, the pan-European Stoxx 600 to 7%, writes The Bell. Depository receipts of Rosneft fell by 22.5%, Gazprom - by 15.4%, Interfax reports . Quotes of "Magnit" collapsed by 17%, X5 Retail Group - by 14%. Novatek fell by 27.5%, Lukoil - by 25.6% adds RIA Novosti. Asian stocks are also falling .