Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter and the main force behind the OPEC+ production cuts, faces a too familiar dilemma just four months into the new collective agreement to curtail output in order to rebalance the market crushed by the pandemic-driven demand crash. The global oil demand recovery seems to have stalled just as …
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When President Donald Trump connected by phone last week with Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson — perhaps the only person in the party who can cut a nine-figure check to aid his reelection — the phone call unexpectedly turned contentious. The 87-year-old casino mogul had reached out to Trump to talk about the coronavirus relief bill …
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Lack of discipline has led to a recent spike in virus cases, WHO spokeswoman says More than 18.8 million people have contracted the virus worldwide, resulting in nearly 708,000 deaths All updates in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC/GMT) 23:00 Here’s a roundup of all developments from Asia at the end of Wednesday: China: The country is …
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https://youtu.be/EpOx7kEUV-c Protestors have attempted to storm the Government buildings in the capital, as riot police try to disperse them with water cannons and tear gas, with dozens injured in clashes with officers. Pictures from downtown Beirut show the streets engulfed in smoke, as police attempt to disperse the protests. Riot police had erected barbed wire …
President Trump on Saturday signed several executive orders that he said would provide economic relief to millions of Americans, moving forward after talks with Democrats faltered. One of the executive orders would aim to provide $400 in weekly unemployment aid for millions of Americans whose $600 in weekly benefits expired last month. But some of …
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Elastomeric (P3 r cartage) respirators are safer and more sustainable alternatives to disposable N95 masks during the coronavirus outbreak International Journal of Emergency Medicine A study done in Wuhan where COVID-19 had its initial outbreak found that aerosolized viral particles were detectable in high concentrations in rooms where providers were doffing PPE, and the majority …
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Five former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who came together to speak about the coronavirus on Thursday said repeatedly that the United States is still struggling to deal with the pandemic because of one thing: mixed messages from leadership. “This is the first public health response where the ground rules weren’t …
According to a New York Times analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there have been 207,000 excess deaths in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic, much higher than the current total of 161,000 confirmed deaths. While President Donald Trump’s supporters tend to believe that coronavirus deaths have been exaggerated, …
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https://youtu.be/zaaTZkqsaxY President Donald Trump’s interview with Axios on Monday evening tackled many issues, from the rising coronavirus death toll to the Black Lives Matter protests. Snippets of the 37-minute interview that originally aired on HBO have been trending on Twitter. Many have been praising reporter Jonathan Swan for his unflinching interviewing of the president. …
Two schools in northeast Germany have closed due to coronavirus infections, state authorities announced on Friday. Both schools, the Ostsee elementary school and the Goethe High School, are in the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. This was the first German state to re-open for classes, at the beginning of this week following the summer holidays. In …
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