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Crude oil prices collapsed to 18-year lows last week owing to a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia

Saudi To Host G20 Energy Ministers' Meeting On Friday

Saudi to host G20 energy ministers' meeting on Friday

ExxonMobil Latest Petroleum Giant To Slash Oilfield Spending

ExxonMobil announced it will slash its budget by 30 percent for oilfield projects as the petroleum industry reels from sharply lower demand due to the coronavirus

ExxonMobil latest petroleum giant to slash oilfield spending

Oil Prices Rebound On Hopes For Output Cut Deal

Oil prices have fallen sharply since expectations for a quick deal to cut output levels were dashed

Oil prices rebound on hopes for output cut deal

Athletes should not think the coronavirus pandemic and disruptions to testing give them an excuse to dope, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka says

Coronavirus Not An Opportunity For Athletes To Dope: WADA President

Coronavirus not an opportunity for athletes to dope: WADA president

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Fearing the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus in prisons, EU states have taken steps to reduce the number of those incarcerated, such as early release or freeing some still awaiting trial

Europe Worries About Virus Timebomb In Its Prisons

Europe worries about virus timebomb in its prisons

Russian army specialists outside a nursing home in the Lombardy region, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy

Russian Man Who Killed 5 Neighbors Complained They Were Too Noisy

A Moscow man was arrested for a deadly shooting, which left four men and a woman dead. This happened during the lockdown of the city to prevent more COVID-19 infections.

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Monday's Stock Market Open: US Equities Surge As Coronavirus Death Rates In Europe Slip, But Oil Falls

U.S. stocks rose on Monday as coronavirus death rates peak in Europe

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5 People Shot Dead By Man For ‘Talking Loudly’ Amidst Lockdown In Russia

According to authorities, the shooting occurred in the village of Yelatma, Ryazan region, located at about 124 miles south-east of Moscow. The area was placed under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak when the incident took place.

Putin's meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes at a time of increasing instability in the Middle East

What's Next For Oil Prices? Putin, MBS Inching Closer To Announce New Production Deal

The ongoing price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia has hurt the U.S. shale industry.

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COVID-19 Update: Billionaires Rising Up To The Coronavirus Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting inspiring billionaires rising up to the challenge.

The coronavirus has dampened but by no means ended hostilities in the multiple conflicts roiling the Middle East

What Impact Is COVID-19 Having On Middle East Conflicts?

What impact is COVID-19 having on Middle East conflicts?

French Ambassador Pierre Levy said it was "not in the interests of the authorities to have foreigners floating around" as dozens of expats gathered for a repatriation flight to France for French and European nationals stuck in Russia

Stay Or Go? French Fly Home From Russia Amid Pandemic

Stay or go? French fly home from Russia amid pandemic

With billions of people around the world in lockdown for the foreseeable future, there are increasing worries about the impact on the global economy, which is already expected to fall into recession

Oil Price Barrels Ahead As OPEC Flags Meeting

Oil price barrels ahead as OPEC flags meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured April 2, 2020) said the country was willing to make agreements within the framework of the OPEC+ group

Putin Says Russia Ready To Cooperate On Cutting Oil Production

Putin says Russia ready to cooperate on cutting oil production

At least five deputies in the Ukrainian parliament, plus a judge, have caught the "Courchevel virus" -- the coronavirus -- while on a ski trip in France

French Ski Resort A Slippery Slope To Virus For Ukraine MPs: Report

French ski resort a slippery slope to virus for Ukraine MPs: report

The patriarch's van with tinted windows was escorted by other vehicles with flashing emergency beacons

Orthodox Motorcade In Moscow Wards Off Virus With Holy Icon And Prayers

Orthodox motorcade in Moscow wards off virus with holy icon and prayers

Russian army specialists outside a nursing home in the Lombardy region, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy

Italy And Russia Spar Over Alleged Coronavirus Spies

Italy and Russia spar over alleged coronavirus spies

Millions of masks are needed every day for health workers alone and accusations are flying of unscrupulous behaviour to ensure supplies

Solidarity? When It Comes To Masks, It's Every Nation For Itself

Solidarity? When it comes to masks, it's every nation for itself

Konev is regarded as a hero in Russia but for many Czechs he is a symbol of Soviet-era oppression

Controversial Soviet-era Statue Removed In Prague

Controversial Soviet-era statue removed in Prague

Ireland's Conor McGregor celebrates his first round TKO victory against American Donald Cerrone in a welterweight bout during UFC246 in Las Vegas

UFC Rumors: Conor McGregor Unsurprisingly Takes Swipe At Khabib Nurmagomedov

Conor McGregor congratulates Tony Ferguson but thumbed down a call for him to face El Cucuy.

Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated truck in Brooklyn, New York

Global Virus Cases Top A Million, Deaths Surpass 50,000

Global virus cases top a million, deaths surpass 50,000

Resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly are not binding but have a strong political value depending on their support

UN Adopts Resolution Calling For 'Cooperation' On Virus

UN adopts resolution calling for 'cooperation' on virus

The global economy has been battered by the deadly disease, which has put billions of people into lockdown as governments try to contain it

Stock Markets Go Topsy Turvy As Oil Jumps And US Data Stoke Fear

Stock markets go topsy turvy as oil jumps and US data stoke fear

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Thursday's Stock Market Close: US Equities Rise On Hopes Russia-Saudi Oil Price War Ends, But Jobless Claims Spike

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as oil prices surge, although more than 6.6 million people filed jobless claims last week

World oil prices are on fire

Oil Rockets As Trump Signals End To Price War

Oil rockets as Trump signals end to price war

President Vladimir Putin told Russians the peak of the COIV-19 pandemic has not yet been reached

Putin Prolongs Virus Work Shutdown As Cases Spike

Putin prolongs virus work shutdown as cases spike

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