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The U.S. strategic petroleum reserve fell by another 8.9 million barrels last week to 340.3 million barrels, the lowest level since July 1983, according to the data released by the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday.
The figures show the nation's emergency oil stockpile continuing to decline.
US strategic petroleum reserve drops to lowest level since 1983
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 808, including 192 deaths, according to the country's health ministry on Monday.
Twenty-six new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were reported on Sunday, bringing the case fatality rate to 23.8 percent, according to the Situation Report No. 31 on the Ebola virus disease outbreak. A total of 363 patients were in isolation as of Sunday, while 48 patients had recovered since the start of the outbreak.
The response is continuing in the three affected provinces, namely Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, was officially declared on May 15.
DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 808, death toll at 192
