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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC  and allies have agreed to cut output by more than a fifth, to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns.

The group said it would cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels to help prop up prices. The cuts will then be eased gradually until April 2022.

OPEC Plus, made up of OPEC producers and allies including Russia, held talks on Thursday via video conference.

The group and its allies agreed to cut 10 million barrels a day or 10% of global supplies. Another 5 million barrels is expected to be cut by other nations.

It said the cuts would be eased to eight million barrels a day between July and December. Then they would be eased again to six million barrels between January 2021 and April 2022//BBC