World News Update: Week of April 20, 2020

A brief summary of today’s world news:

It is rumored that Kim Jong-un Supreme Leader of North Korea is in “grave danger” after surgery.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html

Airline Virgin Australia collapses under the strain of Covid-19 related cancellations.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/virgin-australia-collapses-under-coronavirus-strain-033054887.html

Armed protests against statewide lock down orders were held in Columbus, Ohio and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/us-anti-confinement-protesters-demand-economic-freedom-221429304.html

U.S. weekly jobless claims rose to 5.245 million, raising monthly total to 22 Million unemployed due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/us-weekly-jobless-claims.html

U.S. Coronavirus deaths surpass 42,000 as protesters demand end to restrictions.

Source: https://news.trust.org/item/20200420215738-xc8kf

U.S. Oil futures fall to -37.63, marking the first time in history that prices have gone below zero.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/oil-prices-negative-why-fall-zero-coronavirus-demand-explained-a9475326.html

President Donald Trump signs executive order temporarily suspending immigration in to the United States in an effort to stem the spread of the Coronavirus.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/donald-trump-immigration-halt-coronavirus/index.html

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