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World Apr 10, 2020

Top Oil Producers Except Mexico Agree to Output Cuts: OPEC

Major oil producers except Mexico agreed to cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, OPEC said Friday, after marathon talks to counter a collapse in prices.
World Apr 10, 2020

US Records 1,783 Coronavirus Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Toll Crosses 16,500 in Country

US health officials made cautiously optimistic noises about coronavirus despite high death tolls Thursday, suggesting Americans might be able to take summer holidays, as falling hospitalization rates hint at a turning point in the battle against COVID-19.
World Apr 10, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in US: Chicago Judge Rejects Transfers, Release From a Jail Housing 4,500 Detainees

A Chicago judge on Thursday rejected a bid by inmates to be released or transferred from a jail housing 4,500 detainees which has emerged as one of the largest coronavirus clusters in the US.
World Apr 09, 2020

France Reports First Fall in Number of Patients in Intensive Care Unit Since Coronavirus Outbreak

There are now 7,066 patients in intensive care, top French health official Jerome Salomon told reporters, adding that the total combined death toll in hospitals and nursing homes had now risen to 12,210.
World Apr 09, 2020

Zambia Cancels TV Channel Licence for Refusing Coronavirus Ads

Prime Television, a popular pro-opposition channel, told authorities last month that it would not air information about COVID-19 unless it was paid for government-commissioned campaign messages during elections in 2015 and 2016.
World Apr 09, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic Could Kill 11,000 to 22,000 People in Canada, Projects Government

These are the federal government's first projections on the pandemic's possible toll in Canada. As of Thursday morning, Canada was reporting nearly 20,000 cases of infection with 476 deaths, according to figures provided by provincial authorities. By April 16, the virus death toll will probably be between 500 and 700, said Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam.
Technology Apr 09, 2020

TikTok Chinese App Pledges $250 Million for Coronavirus Relief Fund for Medical Workers Around the World

TikTok said $150 million of the funds would be allocated for medical staffing, supplies, and hardship relief for health care workers through the US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and agencies working to distribute supplies in hard-hit countries including India, Indonesia, Italy and South Korea.
Social Viral Apr 09, 2020

Bear Takes a Stroll With Its Three Cubs At Popular Tourist Lake in Greece During Coronavirus Lockdown

The animals were spotted by the authorities at the tourist hotspot on Wednesday evening, Greek news agency ANA reported. The walkway is normally very popular with the inhabitants of Kastoria, a city of some 47,000 people located in a valley surrounded by mountains home to the brown bear, a protected species.
World Apr 09, 2020

World Bank Warns Coronavirus Pandemic May Cause Africa’s 1st Recession in 25 Years

The virus has arrived late in Africa compared to elsewhere but is spreading rapidly in some countries, and the continent is highly vulnerable to declining trade and tourism and falling prices for oil and mineral exports, it said.
World Apr 09, 2020

Coronavirus Impact: World Faces 'Worst Economic Fallout Since Great Depression'. Says IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva

Even in the best case the IMF expects only a 'partial recovery' next year, assuming the virus fades later this year, allowing normal business to resume as the lockdowns imposed to contain its spread are lifted.
World Apr 09, 2020

Plant 'Remedy' for Coronavirus to be Tested, Says Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has said that tests will be carried out on a claimed plant-based "remedy" for the new coronavirus.
Agency News Apr 09, 2020

Fire at Moscow Retirement Home, Four Dead, Six Injured

Four people died and at least six were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a Moscow retirement home, investigators said on Thursday.
World Apr 09, 2020

US Recession: New Weekly Jobless Data to be Out on Thursday, May Add to Skyrocketing Unemployment Rate

The United States is set for another jarring look at how badly the coronavirus has marred the economy when new weekly jobless benefit claim data is released on Thursday.
World Apr 09, 2020

Oil Producers Intend to Cut 10-15 Million Barrels, Says Kuwait's Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel

Top oil producers meeting later Thursday intend to cut production by between 10 and 15 million barrels per day, Kuwait's Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel reportedly said.
World Apr 09, 2020

United States Reports Nearly 2,000 Deaths Due to COVID-19 for the Second Day in a Row

The United States saw nearly 2,000 coronavirus deaths for a second day running as the toll soared again in Europe, despite US President Donald Trump's insistence that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
World Apr 09, 2020

France Reports 541 More Coronavirus Deaths in Hospital, Toll Rises to 10,869

The death toll from hospitals was slightly lower than the comparable number from the day earlier, which was 597. France has been in lockdown since March 17 in a bid to slow the spread of the epidemic, with only essential trips allowed that must be justified with a signed piece of paper.
Technology Apr 08, 2020

Google Offers Stadia Online Video Game Service for Free During Coronavirus Pandemic

Stadia already adjusts the game streaming load based on internet capabilities where players live, but is working on scaling back graphics resolution to lighten the data load online.
World Apr 08, 2020

UN Chief Antonio Guterres Calls for Unity After US President Donald Trump Slams WHO as 'China Centric'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said it was not the time to criticize the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, after US President Donald Trump attacked the World Health Organization.
World Apr 08, 2020

New York Hits New Coronavirus Peak With 779 Deaths But Curve Flattening, Says Governor Andrew Cuomo

New York is bearing the brunt of America's deadly coronavirus pandemic, accounting for around half the number of deaths across the country. The governor said that despite the rise, the hospitalization rate was continuing to decrease because of social confinement orders.
World Apr 08, 2020

UK Truck Driver Pleads Guilty for Slaughtering 39 Vietnamese in Southeast England

The lorry arrived on a ferry from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge in the early hours of October 23, carrying the victims, who included two 15-year-old boys. They died from lack of oxygen and overheating, according to post-mortem examinations. Police charged five men, who appeared at a virtual hearing via Skype at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.

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