Oil tanker at a port [REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo] The United States believes Saudi Arabia’s flooding of oil markets compounds the coronavirus-caused global economic crash and intends to send a senior official to Riyadh for months to boost efforts to stabilize energy markets, senior US officials said on Friday, reports Reuters. The Energy Department official will work

Indonesia’s red cross member wearing a protective suit sits before spraying disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a prison complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Wahyuwidi Cinthya Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus today: California issues “stay at home” order California’s governor issued an unprecedented statewide “stay

In this photograph taken Thursday March 19, 2020, residents of Abidjan, Ivory coast, wear masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus as they walk along a street. Some countries around the world lack the equipment and trained health workers to respond to the threat of COVID-19 virus. For most people the virus causes mild or

Medical personnel at work in the intensive care unit of the hospital of Brescia, Italy, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Italy has become the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths, surpassing China by registering 3,405 dead. Italy reached the gruesome milestone on the same day the epicenter of the pandemic, Wuhan, China, recorded no new infections.

Photo/Somali Times Outbreak be could worse in Somalia than anywhere else if nothing is done before it spreads, medical experts warn. The coronavirus pandemic could kill more people in Somalia than anywhere else if preventive measures are not put in place urgently, medical experts and analysts have warned. The East African country confirmed its first

This Jan. 31, 2020 file photo shows a sign for Wall Street in New York. Stock markets were largely subdued Thursday, March 19, after days of massive volatility, as investors digested new financial support measures, including the European Central Bank’s promise to funnel 750 billion euros ($817 billion) into financial markets. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

General view of the deserted area around the Winston Churchill statue and Big Ben in Westminster as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The United Kingdom put 20,000 military personnel on standby, closed dozens of underground train stations across London and Queen Elizabeth left the

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu- A major dispute broke out between Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad and State Minister Abdikadir Ahmed Kheir, in a series of conflicting letters. These documents are the first office the director of finance and administration department, while the other is being suspended letter indicates dismiss. The first letter from the Office

Halane compound also houses EU, African Union facilities, as well as embassies of countries including US, UK A heavily fortified compound in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu was attacked by al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday, local media reported. Local broadcaster Dalsan Radio said mortar shells were fired at the Halane compound, which houses UN, EU, and African Union

President Donald Trump listens to a question during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to