>
Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • The extensive global cyberattack that began on Friday isn’t over yet. Its full extent may be felt as potential targets turn on their computers after the weekend. Here’s a map of how tens of thousands of Windows computers were taken hostage by malicious software that encrypted files and demanded a ransom payment. In Britain, some hospitals had to stop accepting patients. In Romania, an auto plant was shut down. Russia was hit the hardest. Experts tell us that catching the perpetrators will be difficult. Here are eight steps you can take to protect your digital life. _____ • In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party won in elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state, in a vote that was seen as a bellwether for national elections in the fall. Martin Schulz, above, of the Social Democrats, admitted to a bitter defeat in what was the leftists’ traditional heartland. The Alternative for Germany, a far-right populist party, made strong gains. _____ • Emmanuel Macron, 39, was officially installed as president of France, the youngest in its modern history. Mr. Macron is expected to announce his pick for prime minister today. He will also travel to Berlin today and visit French soldiers stationed in Africa by week’s end. The parliamentary elections next month will determine whether he can push through his market-friendly agenda. _____ • C... Link to the full article to read more