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Talks of OPEC Ministers+ scheduled today at 16:00 GMT via videoconference. Until the last moment there is a discussion of the reduction of oil production for stable prices and rescue the industry from crisis.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred from intensive care to a regular ward. As noted by Sky News, referring to the statement by Downing street, it is in a very good mood.

Will not remain without response, the dismantling of the monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev in Prague, assured the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. It is a crime, said Zakharov. Could become a long term irritant in Russian-Czech relations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the coronavirus with the Pechenegs and Polovtsy on their own initiative. It was not prepared by his speechwriters. "These are the words spoken by the President. He added in his speech", — told the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.

The Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte considers it deeply offensive to imply that Russia helped Italy in exchange for reciprocal action in Rome. "To think that the help we receive from Russia, China or other countries, may affect the geopolitical position of Italy — it is a great insult not only me, but also of Vladimir Putin", — said the politician.

The Russian head of government Mikhail Mishustin supported the proposal of the parliamentary faction "United Russia" about the possible freezing of food prices, said TASS, the head of the Duma Committee on Informatica, information technologies and communications Alexander Khinshtein.

American democratic Senator Bernie Sanders got out of the race. About his decision he said in the videoconference. Now the only candidate for the nomination of the democratic candidate remains former Vice President of USA Joseph Biden. Meanwhile, the United States has recorded a new record for the number of victims of coronavirus. Only for the last day of an infection killed almost 2 thousand people.

Ukraine has prepared for the termination of transit of gas from Russia, told journalists the head of the company "Operator of the gas transportation system of Ukraine" Sergey Makogon.

The number of people infected with coronavirus in the world close to the mark of half a million people. More than a third of them in the United States. The mortality rate from COVID-19 United States came in second place in the world. Only for the last day of the coronavirus has claimed the lives of nearly 2 million Americans.

New record: the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded half a million people. Nearly a third of them located in the United States. The country for the second day in a row shows the highest rate of mortality from COVID-19. This time the virus in just 24 hours claimed the lives of nearly two thousand people. White house is optimistic and manages to tie yet another dispute with Iran.