Iraqis gather to buy cooking gas canisters in downtown Baghdad, Iraq Monday, March 16, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the spread of coronavirus, late Sunday. People raced to supermarkets and swiftly emptied shelves, while others stocked up on cooking fuel. The curfew, which is set to begin late Tuesday, includes the suspension of all flights from Baghdad's international airport. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
March 17, 2020
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Iraq ex-governor named PM-designate as Baghdad awaits curfew
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's president Tuesday named a former governor of the city of Najaf as prime minister-designate, following weeks of political infighting, as Baghdad residents rushed to stock up on supplies hours before a days-long curfew was set to take hold amid a global pandemic.