As rocket fire landed within earshot, incumbent Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told attendees at his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, “We’ve seen bigger attacks. Don’t be afraid of just two blasts.” Many Afghans fear more violence ahead after Ghani and his political rival, Abdullah Abdullah, each took the oath of office at simultaneous ceremonies. Both claimed victory in September’s election, which Ghani officially won but Abdullah said was tainted by fraud.

The coronavirus outbreak has a higher overall mortality rate than previously thought. At 3.4 percent, it surpasses seasonal flu but falls short of the 10 percent death rate for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or the 34 percent rate for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)—both also coronaviruses. The World Health Organization noted Tuesday that the calculation does not include infected people who didn’t need medical attention. The mortality rate from the new coronavirus is much higher among the elderly and infirm than in the rest of the population.

If you have had the same iPhone for three years or longer, Apple may owe you some cash. The company settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $510 million on Monday with customers who complained Apple intentionally released software that slowed down their phones. The tech giant said it wanted to keep the software from gobbling up battery power. Apple will pay $25 per device to affected customers.

Two people in the United States have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Both lived in Washington state and had underlying health conditions. One of them, a man in his 70s who lived at a Seattle-area nursing home with a high number of suspected cases, died on Saturday. Health officials said three other patients from the Life Care Center of Kirkland are hospitalized with the disease and in critical condition. Authorities also have quarantined 25 firefighters who responded to calls for help at the nursing home.

The first openly gay presidential candidate ended his campaign on Sunday. “We must recognize that at this point in the race, the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and country together,” Pete Buttigieg told supporters in South Bend, Ind., where the Democrat served as mayor until recently.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its largest single-day drop in history on Thursday. Fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on businesses have pulled the rug out from under global markets, which were performing better than ever before the disease began to spread. The S&P 500 index is down 12 percent from its all-time high a week ago, and stock markets in China, India, Japan, and South Korea are falling, as well.

The Trump administration has the right to withhold federal family planning funding from facilities that provide or refer for abortions, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. In a 7-4 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the U.S. Supreme Court already approved nearly identical regulations in 1991.