Oil falls as demands fears outweigh stimulus efforts
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as demand destruction caused by the coronavirus outweighed stimulus efforts by policymakers around the world and the United States faced the prospect of becoming the next global epicentre of the pandemic.Brent crude was down 47 cents, or 1.8%, at $25.87 a barrel by 1157 GMT. U.S. crude was down 15 cents, or 0.7%, at $22.45.Both contracts were on track for a fifth consecutive weekly drop. They are down nearly two thirds this year and the..