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The first case of coronavirus infection of a new type has been recorded in Fiji, Prime Minister Frank Mbainimarama said on state television. According to him, the first patient with COVID-19 was a resident of the city of Lautoka. His condition is assessed by doctors as stable. No information is provided where a Fiji resident contracted coronavirus. Mbainimarama also announced tighter rules of entry into Fiji for foreign nationals. According to the news agency, earlier the first case of infection with the new coronavirus confirmed in El Salvador. The first patient was a citizen of the country who had recently returned from Italy. ...

The US Defense Ministry, due to the coronavirus pandemic, stopped the process of moving troops to Europe to participate in the military exercises Defender Europe, the press service of the US European Command reports on March 16. The decision also applies to the transfer of military equipment. In response to the coronavirus outbreak COVID-19 and the Defense Secretary's recent instruction, we have changed the scale of the Defender-Europe 2020 exercise, the report said. According to the news agency, NATO Defender-Europe 2020 was supposed to be the largest military exercise in 25 years. ...

Brent crude recovered to $31 after collapsing below $30 per barrel in a trade session on March 16. By now, May's Brent futures are in the negative at $2.95 (8.71%), at $30.90 per barrel. The minimum Brent session so far is $29.55 per barrel. May WTI futures fell $1.79 (5.57%) to $30.32 per barrel. The WTI minimum is $28.52 per barrel. Read also:

South Korea announced 107 new cases of the new coronavirus, Yonhap reported March 14. According to the latest data, the total number of infected persons is 8,086. Previously, 7,979 people were reported infected in the country, 66 of whom died and 510 recovered.

The coordinators of the action Immortal Regiment in Minsk are ready to celebrate Victory Day together with the participants of the march organized by the authorities of Belarus remembers, considering unacceptable the opposition of citizens on the grounds of beliefs, language and other peculiarities. During the press conference held on March 12, in response to a question from the correspondent, the news agency said the Secretary-Coordinator of the Belarusian Republican Public Association For the Union and the Communist Party of the Union Leonid School...