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  Last update: 14:31 GMT 09.04.2020

  14:31 GMT 09.04.2020

  Business

  OPEC+ States Begin Videocall on Stabilisation of Coronavirus-Hit Oil Market - Source

  Oil prices fell on global markets in early March after OPEC+ members failed to agree on an extension to the agreement beyond 1 April against a backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Last update: 14:03 GMT 09.04.2020

  14:03 GMT 09.04.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  Boeing to Start Flight Testing of ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone for Aussie Air Force After Hitting Milestone

  The US aerospace and defence giant, which has been teetering on the brink of bankruptcy amid declining demand and a global recession, unveiled its ‘Loyal Wingman’ programme in early 2019, with the drone expected to participate in strike missions, engage in reconnaissance and provide protection for manned planes.

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  Last update: 04:48 GMT 09.04.2020

  04:48 GMT 09.04.2020

  US

  Live Updates: Spain's Daily Coronavirus Deaths Fall As Fatalities Surpass 15,000

  The United States has more than 432,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 14,800 deaths due to the disease, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University.

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  Last update: 12:37 GMT 09.04.2020

  12:37 GMT 09.04.2020

  Middle East

  Damascus Says OPCW Report on Chemical Attacks Fabricated, Based on Terrorists' Materials

  On Wednesday, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons issued a report accusing the Syrian government of carrying out a series of chemical attacks on a Syrian town in late March 2017.

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  Last update: 12:41 GMT 09.04.2020

  12:41 GMT 09.04.2020

  UK

  Scottish National Records Suggest Higher COVID-19 Related Deaths Than Previously Thought

  Until now the Scottish government's COVID-19-related fatality figures only included people who tested positive for the virus in hospitals. The newly introduced method of counting will likely be far more accurate, according to the First Minister.

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  Last update: 12:25 GMT 09.04.2020

  12:25 GMT 09.04.2020

  Society

  What Did Saddam Hussein Have for Breakfast? Tastes of Late Iraqi Ruler Revealed in New Book

  The late rulers of Iraq and Cuba apparently had great appetites, according to a Polish author who is now about to disclose all their “tasty” secrets to a wider audience.

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  Last update: 14:03 GMT 09.04.2020

  14:03 GMT 09.04.2020

  Tech

  Secrets of Ancient Egyptian "Sex Magic" Found in Millenia-Old Document

  While the existence of spells meant to capture the affections of the opposite sex in ancient Egypt is hardly a secret, they were apparently mostly used by men seeking women and not vice versa as is the case with the papyrus in question.