The agreement between the Vienna-based Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners foresees deep output cuts in May and June followed by a gradual reduction in cuts until April 2022.
The United States has been recording nearly 2,000 deaths a day from the coronavirus, affecting disproportionately older people with weakened immune systems and ethnic minorities with less access to health care and teleworking.
Kuwait has in the past few weeks passed strict regulations to curb the spread of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 82,000 lives worldwide.
Modly’s replacement as acting Navy secretary will be current Army Undersecretary Jim McPherson, a retired admiral.
‘Today, many nurses find themselves on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19,’ said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that it was vital they ‘get the support they need to keep the world healthy.’
The four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions all developed dry coughs and are expected to fully recover, the Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the city’s zoos said in a statement.
Bolsonaro has described the coronavirus as “a flu” and advocated the reopening of schools and shops, with self-isolation necessary solely for the over-60s.
Australia has recorded almost 4,000 cases of COVID-19, with the number of deaths rising to 16 on Sunday.
The quake hit at a depth of 59 kilometres (37 miles), around 1,400 kilometres (around 850 miles) northeast of the Japanese city of Sapporo, USGS added.
Pompeo is set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his archrival Abdullah Abdullah, who also claims the presidency.
