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World Service,09 Mar 2020,23 mins

Covid-19: Italy hit hard by coronavirus

Newsday

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Northern Italy - one of Europe's richest areas - and its 16 million inhabitants is in lockdown. Collapsed talks by the oil cartel OPEC have caused the biggest one day fall in oil since the Gulf War - 28.1% is the latest overnight figure. Mexican women are going on strike on Monday, out of anger and frustration at the prevalence of murder of women and girls.

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