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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to take action after a wave of gender-based violence, robbery and vandalism across the country.

Yergin said there were two main factors driving the turnaround to the deal that just six weeks ago "would not have seemed possible."

America's shale patch was seen to be vulnerable when oil prices went into a free fall amid the Russia-Saudi Arabia price war, but the latest OPEC+ deal will save jobs in the U.S. oil industry, said Kirill Dmitriev of RDIF.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his cabinet colleagues to come up with plans to open up some crucial industries.

Russia reported 2,558 new infections on Monday, a record daily rise that brings the total number of infections to 18,328, the country's coronavirus response center said.

Big bank stocks in India are falling like nine pins. Some investors believe that the gloominess might be overdone.

OPEC and its allies, known collectively as OPEC+, finalized an agreement to cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day — the single largest output cut in history.

The Trump administration's tariffs on imported medical equipment, particularly from China, have added to the struggle in the U.S.'s fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

The 21-day lockdown of India's more than 1.3 billion people is due to end on Tuesday, but the government is widely expected to extend it until the end of the month.

With strict stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures and countrywide lockdowns, the faithful and religious leaders have had to find creative ways to bring their services and communities together in these trying times.

An envoy from the World Health Organization told NBC that the coronavirus "will stalk the human race for a long time to come."

OPEC and its allies agreed to a historic 10 million barrel per day production cut Thursday, but opposition from Mexico is holding up a final deal.

The prime minister spent a week in London's St. Thomas' hospital with Covid-19, three days of which were in intensive care.

Russia reported its biggest daily jump in new coronaviruses cases so far on Sunday at 2,186, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 15,770.

Covid-19 has infected more than 1,760,000 people around the world as of Saturday, killing at least 107,000 people.

The moves go beyond anything the Fed during the financial crisis in 2008-09, both in scope and speed.

Trump said he also plans to announce an "Opening our Country Council" on Tuesday to help determine how to reopen the economy.

The prime minster was moved out of intensive care after three nights on Thursday.

Total confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has reached 500,399, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.