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The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had hidden nothing from Washington about the deadly pandemic.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there were no secrets at the UN agency after facing scathing criticism from Washington, which has accused the organisation of initially downplaying the outbreak in China.
Oil has plunged below $5 (£4) a barrel as the coronavirus pandemic affects global economies. Buyers in Texas are offering as little as $2 a barrel for some oil streams, raising the possibility that producers may soon have to pay to have crude taken off their hands. Below is a tweet from Bloomberg showing the fall.
BREAKING: Oil drops below $2 a barrel https://t.co/t3BgDHfs0s pic.twitter.com/Hk39WgzrAk
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