Oil prices rose on Thursday ahead of a crunch meeting between the Opec group of producers and Russia that could pave the way for a global production deal to combat the rapid collapse in demand from the coronavirus pandemic.
Brent crude was 4.5 per cent higher at $34.36 a barrel by lunchtime in Lo
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