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  Last update: 21:08 GMT 09.04.2020

  21:08 GMT 09.04.2020

  Business

  OPEC+ Agrees to 10 Million BPD Cuts in Oil Production, Initial Reduction to Start May 1 -Report

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reportedly reached an agreement on its own oil production, outlining reduced production goals for the rest of the year and defusing a feud that sent petroleum prices to historic lows.

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  Last update: 23:25 GMT 09.04.2020

  23:25 GMT 09.04.2020

  UK

  British Science Journal Apologizes For Associating Coronavirus with China, Urges to 'Stop Stigma'

  In 2015, the World Health Organization came up with new guidelines for naming the newly discovered diseases in order to minimize offense to the cultural, social, national, regional or other groups.

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  Last update: 22:57 GMT 09.04.2020

  22:57 GMT 09.04.2020

  UK

  German Defence Ministry Donates 60 Ventilators to UK Ahead of Projected COVID-19 Peak – Report

  Last Friday, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom is expected to reach its peak as soon as mid-April, prompting the country to seek medical equipment internationally due to the inability of national manufactures to produce the needed amount in time.

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  Last update: 22:44 GMT 09.04.2020

  22:44 GMT 09.04.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  US Navy’s First-in-Class Ford Aircraft Carrier Wraps Combat Systems Testing

  The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has completed testing of its vital combat systems and has provided the service with details on the first-in-class carrier’s capabilities and the implementation of new technology.

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  Last update: 22:07 GMT 09.04.2020

  22:07 GMT 09.04.2020

  Society

  USDA: First Virulent Strain of Avian Flu Detected in the US Since 2017

  The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday confirmed the first case of virulent avian flu in the country’s commercial poultry industry since 2017.

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  Last update: 21:39 GMT 09.04.2020

  21:39 GMT 09.04.2020

  Society

  Report: Warm Weather May Not Reduce Coronavirus Transmission as Previously Assumed

  The US nonprofit organization National Academies of Sciences released a report to the White House on Tuesday predicting that the summer’s warmer temperatures would not significantly halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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  Last update: 21:14 GMT 09.04.2020

  21:14 GMT 09.04.2020

  Viral

  Internet Cites 2020 Vibes as Woman Spills Glass of Wine on Herself While Using Instagram Filter

  Nicole Parker went improbably viral this week after she uploaded a video in which she splashed her face and torso in red wine while attempting to use an Instagram filter showing the kind of cheese she is.

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  Last update: 20:11 GMT 09.04.2020

  20:11 GMT 09.04.2020

  Environment

  Photos: Indian Residents Snap Clear Shots of Himalayas as Air Quality Improves Amid Lockdown

  Residents in Punjab, India, are claiming they can see parts of the Himalayas, the mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau, more clearly due to improved air quality amid the COVID-19 lockdown.