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.
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