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Trump Instructs U.S. Navy to Destroy Iranian Gunboats ‘If They Harass Our Ships at Sea’

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) allegedly came dangerously close to U.S. ships in the Gulf. “I have instructed ...

April 22, 2020

Europe

Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 110,000 in Europe: AFP Tally

The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Europe has passed 110,000, according to figures compiled by AFP from official sources by 0920 GMT on Wednesday. With 110,192 people dead from 1,246,840 cases registered, Europe is the hardest hit continent by the pandemic that has killed 177,368 people around the ...

April 22, 2020

Americas

Coronavirus Second Wave May Be Even Worse: US Health Chief

A second wave of the novel coronavirus in the US could be even more destructive because it will likely collide with the beginning of flu season, one of the country’s top health officials said Tuesday. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), called on Americans ...

April 22, 2020

Live News

Oil Plunges Again as Virus Ravages Energy Markets

Brent crude plunged more than 12% to below $17 a barrel Wednesday while US oil erased early gains and fell, as the coronavirus strangles demand and ravages energy markets, while storage facilities approach full capacity. In another day of volatile trading, US benchmark WTI surged in early Asian deals while ...

April 22, 2020

Americas

US Crude Oil Futures Keep Falling

The price of WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil for June delivery has dropped below $7 per barrel due to weak demand amid continued restrictive measures aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 18:08 GMT, June futures for WTI crude were trading down 51.1 percent at $9.99 per barrel, ...

April 21, 2020

Europe

Putin, Erdogan Discuss Coronavirus, Syria over Phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Tuesday, discussing issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Syrian settlement and the bilateral cooperation, the Kremlin said in a statement. “The readiness was expressed to strengthen joint efforts in the fight against COVID-19, ...

April 21, 2020

Europe

Italy Registers Decrease in Number of Patients: Officials

Italy has registered 2,729 new coronavirus cases, but at the same time, a decrease in the total number of active cases, the Civil Protection Department said Tuesday. “According to the health monitoring related to the spread of the coronavirus on our territory, up to date, 21 April, the total number ...

April 21, 2020

Europe

England’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by More than 700 in 24 Hours

UK’s National Health Service reported on Tuesday that the COVID-19 death toll in English hospitals rose by 778 to 15,607 from 14,829 the previous day. “24 of the 778 patients (aged between 49 and 91 years old) had no known underlying health condition,” the health service said. According to the ...

April 21, 2020

Americas

Trump Instructs Treasury, Energy Depts to Devise Plan to Fund Oil, Gas Industry

US President Donald Trump said he has instructed departments of treasury and energy to devise a plan aimed at funding oil and gas industry in the country. “We will never let the great US Oil & Gas Industry down. I have instructed the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the ...

April 21, 2020

Int'l Organizations

Global Hunger Could Double Due to COVID-19 Blow: UN

The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling remittances and travel and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus ...

April 21, 2020