As it releases thousands of prisoners, UK government keeps Julian Assange locked-up in danger
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The WikiLeaks founder is currently held on remand pending extradition to the US, not charged with any crime or serving any sentence, in Belmarsh maximum security prison.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/assa…
Trump’s 7 Pro-Contagion Reversals Increase the Coronavirus Toll
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Trump ridiculed, then minimized, then delayed the federal government’s response to the coronavirus for weeks. Then finally he wrapped his boastful, confused ego around reality. But Trump is actively pushing programs that will endanger more Americans. Here’s a brief look at Trump’s pro-contagion activities that leave Americans defenseless in the face of the virus, implemented…
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The Pandemic Makes the Bernie 2020 Campaign More Vital Than Ever
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
There’s no doubt that Bernie Sanders will do all he can to help defeat Donald Trump…
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Strikes, protests continue against unsafe working conditions amid coronavirus pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Workers are asserting their own interests with increasing forcefulness, while capitalist governments are preoccupied with how quickly they can restart production and renew the flow of profits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/work…
“He’s Got Eight Numbers, Just Like Everybody Else”
Kathy Kelly | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
On April 4, 2020, my friend Steve Kelly will begin a third year of imprisonment in Georgia’s Glynn County jail. He turned 70 while in prison, and while he has served multiple prison sentences for protesting nuclear weapons, spending two years in a county jail is unusual even for him. Yet he adamantly urges supporters…
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Nurses across the US demand equipment for protection against COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
In a show of unity, nurses at hospitals in several states are protesting against the lack of personal protective gear, ventilators and other life-saving equipment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/nurs…
This week in history: April 6-12
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
25 years ago: One-day strike in RussiaOn April 12, 1995, more than 1 million Russian workers carried out a one-day strike protesting nonpayment of wages and calling for the resignation of the government of President Boris Yeltsin. It was the most widespread strike action in Russia since the 1989 coal miners’ walkouts.
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A Department of Actual Defense in a Time of Coronavirus
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
When a few thousand people were murdered on September 11, 2001, I was actually stupid enough
Australian Committee for Public Education holds successful online meeting on pandemic crisis
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The Socialist Equality Party’s (US) candidate for vice president, Norissa Santa Cruz, brought greetings to the meeting which was attended by more than 70 people.
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China donates 1000 ventilators to New York
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-06
New York, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on April 4 that China has donated 1000 ventilators to the state of New York. This act further shows the contrast between how China has handled the novel coronavirus versus the United States, and how socialism is better equipped to handle public health crises than capitalism can. | China, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, took swift action when the coronavirus hit. In mid-January, China implemented a lockdown, including movement in and out of Wuhan and 15 cities in the Hubei province. As a result, new cases went from a peak of thousands per day to…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How does SARS-CoV-2 make people sick?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
A novel coronavirus is a new strain that has not been seen before in humans. SARS-Co-V2 is a novel virus, causing the disease COVID-19. Because COVID-19 is a new disease, much is still being learned about how it spreads and the severity of illness it causes. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, …
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No to the domestic deployment of the German army!
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The German army’s so-called “Coronavirus operation” is the largest military operation in country’s post-war history.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/bund…
Authoritarian Leaders Rejected the Danger of a COVID-19 Pandemic Because It Challenged Their Image
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
A Brazilian government official (r) posing for a photo next to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at Mar-A-Lago who tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. In the current coronavirus pandemic authoritarian-oriented leaders, whether communist or capitalist, initially portrayed the virus as an insignificant danger. Once they could no longer ignore the…
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“The Soul Syndicate members dem, dem are all icons”: an Interview with Tony Chin
Stephen Cooper | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
On February 26, before coronavirus disrupted normal rhythms of life all over the world, I spoke for twenty minutes with my friend, legendary guitarist Tony Chin, at the Dub Club in Los Angeles; only a few hours later, in a spirited, sizzling performance, Tony would headline a memorable show there with fellow legendary members of the…
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African continent in social and economic chaos as official COVID-19 cases hit 10,000
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The coronavirus crisis has exposed African governments’ lack of preparation for the pandemic, which was both foreseeable and foreseen.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/afri…
EPA Is Jamming Through Rollbacks That Could Increase Coronavirus Deaths
Sharon Lerner | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
The EPA has been proceeding with a rule that would severely limit the use of epidemiology, or the study of how disease is distributed throughout populations…
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Mayo Clinic expert puts grim COVID-19 projections into perspective
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, shared sobering estimates that COVID-19 could kill 100,000 to 240,000 Americans. Top government scientists warn that the death toll could be even higher if Americans don’t follow the strict guidelines put in place to slow the spread of the virus. Dr. Gregory Poland, a …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Poor lung health appears to play a role in deaths related to COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Why is COVID-19 so harmful to the lungs? Are smokers more at risk of the virus causing damage? As a smoker, should I be taking more precautions than the average person? ANSWER: COVID-19 can significantly affect the lungs. People whose lung health is affected by factors such as lung disease or smoking …
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COVID-19 expert answers questions on how the virus makes people sick and more
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
Experts continue to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, is answering questions about how the virus makes people sick, how it compares to influenza, and how the COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting the …
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Was the Fed Just Nationalized?
Ellen Brown | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Mainstream politicians have long insisted that Medicare for All, a universal basic income, student debt relief and a slew of other much-needed public programs are off the table because the federal government cannot afford them. But that was before Wall Street and the stock market were driven onto life-support by a virus. Congress has now…
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COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent illnesses, such as COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2, and other viruses …
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COVID-19 and food safety
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
Social distancing, hand-washing not touching your face and disinfecting surfaces are some ways to avoid contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But what about the food you eat? Can you get sick with COVID-19 by eating contaminated fruits, vegetables or other foods? Dr. Abinash Virk, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says the risk …
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Working toward a COVID-19 vaccine
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says developing a vaccine takes research, money and time. “Everyone wants to have a vaccine ready right now,” says Dr. Rizza. “Researchers around the globe and at Mayo …
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COVID-19: The tale of 1 virus and 2 testing methods
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
When a new virus emerges that infects and sickens humans, the wheels of innovation start turning quickly in the world of health care and biomedical research. Teams versed in different aspects of laboratory medicine work together to better understand the virus and develop tests to identify those who are infected or have been exposed to …
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Change Love and the Need for Unity
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Much needs to change in our world, and while this was clear before COVID-19, the pandemic is highlighting festering issues and creating a space in which to re-access current modes of living. New and just socio-economic and political systems are required together with positive values that encourage the good. Mankind needs to learn to share,…
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Mayo Clinic in Florida expands specimen testing and processing capabilities for COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
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Tips to stay mentally healthy while staying at home
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
Social distancing guidelines in the U.S. have extended until April 30 and many states now have stay-at-home orders to protect the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. But isolation and loneliness can affect people’s emotional health, especially older adults. “Social interaction and emotional health are definitely intertwined, and during this time when social interaction can’t be …
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Mayo Clinic joins community efforts urging people to #StoptheSpread during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
Jeff Bolton, Mayo Clinic’s chief administrative officer, joins other community leaders in Rochester, Minn., in sharing the message that the best defense against COVID-19 is for people to stay home. ROCHESTER, Minn.
The Highly Contagious Idea
Kathleen Wallace | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
The lessons learned from this pandemic are going to fill volumes…
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Can We Transform Fear to Strength In A Time of Pandemic?
Kim C. Domenico | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Perhaps it will be found that the greatest hero owes the propriety of his conduct to the habit of encountering difficulties, and calling out with promptness the energies of his mind.
Tips for connecting to Mayo Clinic using Patient Online Services
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Telehealth is becoming more important as a way of delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video appointments are one form of telehealth that is seeing an increased usage. Patients also can take advantage of the telehealth offerings available through patient portals. Mayo Clinic’s patient portal, Patient Online Services, offers its patients several …
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Indian medical staff speak to WSWS on COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Indian medical staff are struggling to fight COVID-19 under conditions of a run-down public health system and high-population densities without basic facilities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/doct…
Capitalism in America Has Dropped the Mask: Its Face is Cruel and Selfish
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Among the countless distressing news stories covering the COVID-19 pandemic over the past month are the heartwarming ones that focus on what ordinary human beings are doing to help one another during this historic crisis. Many of these “good news” reports have focused on a nation-wide effort by fashion industry labels, domestic apparel manufacturers, and…
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Bronx hospital physician provides harrowing account of conditions on front lines of pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Miguel, a third-year resident, in internal medicine at a community hospital in the Bronx, spoke to the WSWS on the experiences of health care workers and patients.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/inte…
COVID-19: Advice for caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of daily life, how much information should you share with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or mild cognitive impairment? And how do you explain the necessary precautions and social distancing requirements? Dr. Joseph Sirven, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says it depends on the person’s exact …
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Prominent jazz musicians die in COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Among the more than 1.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the nearly 70,000 lives lost, may be counted those of numerous well-known musicians and performers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/jazz…
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The ‘unprecedented challenge’ of fighting COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily burdened front-line health care providers. “Our nation and our medical community is facing an unprecedented challenge,” says Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Berbari discusses how Mayo Clinic is minimizing exposure to …
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Anarchy of capitalist food production exposed as dairy farmers ordered to dump milk
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, large dairy farms across the US have been ordered to dump millions of gallons of consumable milk as retail stores impose limits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/milk…
Ontario warns of more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as pandemic spreads rapidly across Canada
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The figures presented are horrifying, but likely an underestimation of the catastrophe threatening the province and country unless urgent counter-measures are taken.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/onco…
Ten years since WikiLeaks published Collateral Murder
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The video exposed the criminality of the Iraq war and had a profound impact on the consciousness of millions of workers and young people the world over.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/coll…
Cuba’s Promising Approach to Cancer
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
In 1991, I headed a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) mission of Latin American physicians to evaluate a national Cuban project involving the use of interferon to treat inoperable lung cancer. At the time, there was a rumor that Fidel Castro had lung cancer and had a particular interest in the research about it. Castro…
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Camus and Kàºbler-Ross in a Time of COVID-19 and Trump
David A. Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
Truth may be stranger than fiction as Mark Twain once said. Yet fiction often speaks truth to reality. In the case of civilization living under the dagger of Covid-19, many are turning to books and plays for distraction and pleasure. While some might read Waiting for Godot in hopes that the quarantines and the disease will soon…
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Postcards From Trump
Jeff Birkenstein | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
“Hello, having a wonderful time, wish you were here”: Donald Trump Sends Me a Postcard from Fantasyland “[W]hen you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” –President Donald Trump, February 26…
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Alliance for the Wild Rockies Files Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Burning Project in Rocky Mountain Front Inventoried Roadless Area
Mike Garrity | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a lawsuit on April 3rd in Federal District Court in Great Falls, Montana to stop the Elk Smith Project on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. The project seeks to non-commercially log and/or burn 10,331 acres in the Elk and Smith Creek drainages about 100 miles south of…
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Getting to Medicare-for-All, Eventually
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
With Joe Biden now looking like the certain Democratic presidential nominee, it is pretty clear that we will not get to Medicare for All in a single step. Even if Sanders had won it would have been a long shot, but without a president committed to the program, there is not even a possibility. Still,…
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Autonomous shuttles help transport COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? For the first time in the U.S., autonomous vehicles are being used to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida. At a time when health care resources and staff are stretched thin, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has partnered with Beep and NAVYA to use autonomous vehicles to …
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What you need to know about spring allergies and COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
In many parts of the U.S., spring is in full bloom. And with the arrival of spring comes an increase in seasonal allergies and now questions about increased risk related to COVID-19. “Currently, there is no data to substantiate those patients with allergies and asthma are at an increased risk for contracting COVID-19,” says Dr. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…
Fired aircraft carrier commander has COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The diagnosis underscores the real dangers facing the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and all military personnel, to which Trump is entirely indifferent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/mili…
Six ways home-based cardiac rehab keeps patients safe, healthy during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? COVID-19 presents evolving challenges to health care, in part because it is a new viral disease. People do not have natural immunity and a vaccine hasn’t yet been developed. Patients with heart disease are at increased risk of cardiac-related complications and death, and are more likely to develop severe complications from COVID-19. …
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As Europe’s COVID-19 death toll nears 50,000, British PM Johnson admitted to hospital
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
There is mounting evidence that fatalities are much higher when deaths outside hospitals are factored in.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/euro…
“Our Bodies Are On the Line”
Tre Kwon | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
NYC Nurses Demand Protective Gear as COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets…
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Mayo Clinic Research in the news around the world
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
In this unconventional time, we are going to offer an unconventional article, really a collection of the previous week’s news stories related to Mayo Clinic Research. Our plan – to share a brief excerpt and link to stories written by journalists around the world. Most will likely be about COVID-19, some may report findings that change …
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Radiology, Engineering investigating ways to help Mayo Clinic during COVID-19 response
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-06
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? A supply shortage of critical materials, such as ventilators, face shields and masks, is possible in the U.S. In response, several Mayo Clinic teams have reached out to colleagues to assess their current and expected needs. These teams also are determining how they could print critical medical supplies as part of the …
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As COVID-19 death toll rises, the ruling classes agitate for a premature return to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
As the surgeon general of the United States warned that the coming week will be “our 9/11 moment,” President Trump demanded that the government stop “paying people to stay home.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/pers…
New Zealand school at centre of escalating COVID-19 outbreak
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
At 72 cases and still rising, Auckland’s Marist College contains the country’s biggest cluster of COVID-19 infections.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/mari…
Iran Sanctions Are Biological Warfare Against Civilians
Richard Eskow | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
This is not an economic policy. It is the collective punishment of civilians. It is an act of biological warfare against children, the elderly, and people of all ages…
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The Democratic Party Must Harness the Legitimate Rage of Americans
Jon Schwarz | zcomm.org | 2020-04-06
We possess a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the United States a more humane country. But if we fail to seize it, we will face mortal danger from the right…
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Warning of food riots, Rome sends 20,000 troops to patrol southern Italy
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
Residents contacted by the WSWS denied that any mass food riots are taking place, even as workers in lockdown run out of money to buy food.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/ital…
Singapore quarantines migrant workers, unveils ‘unprecedented budget for extraordinary times’
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Singapore has put nearly 20,000 foreign workers under quarantine for two weeks after a growing number of coronavirus infections were detected in their dormitories. Authorities reported 120 new virus cases Sunday, the highest jump for the country in a single day, with many linked to foreign workers’ dorms, AFP said. | Many workers, particularly from parts of South Asia, come to Singapore to work in construction and are typically housed in large dormitory complexes. | On Monday, the city-state announced S$5.1 billion ($3.55 billion) in additional economic spending, such as wage support, waiver of levies and one-…
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Swedish minister’s ‘Russian trolls’ fanning 5G fears turn out to be… anti-radiation activists led by local granny
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Sweden’s digitization minister blamed a flurry of anti-5G comments on the usual suspect
European stocks jump as Covid-19 deaths slow across hardest-hit areas
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Stock markets gained on Monday on the positive news that the coronavirus pandemic may be slowing down in some parts of the world, giving hope to investors that global business will resume. | German stocks lead European gains with the DAX index growing more than four percent. France’s CAC 40 was up three percent, while Britain’s FTSE 100 rose over two percent. | Stock markets also rose strongly across Asia, finishing higher in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and South Korea. Markets in mainland China were closed for a public holiday. | “Like the rest of the world, financial markets are searching for any slivers of…
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India’s PM Modi, lawmakers agree 30% salary cut as govt deals with coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30 percent salary cut this year, cabinet minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. | Modi has imposed a three-week lockdown to halt the spread of the virus. The move has left millions without jobs and many of the more vulnerable sections of society struggling for food and shelter, Reuters said. | The federal cabinet has approved a decree under which Modi, along with President Ram Nath Kovind, state governors and members of parliament, will take the salary cut as part of their social responsibility, according to Javadekar.
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Israel to mass produce beard-friendly masks for the follicled faithful
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Israeli authorities have announced that they will produce custom-made face masks to protect the religious in the country, who sport beards as part of their faith, from the coronavirus. | In a move that will no doubt come as a relief to Israel’s religious faithful, there will be no orders issued by government to mow down their mutton chops, or curtail their chin curtains. | Israeli authorities have asked the public to cover their mouths and noses in public, but this provides somewhat of a challenge to pious proponents of pogonotrophy; Jewish, Muslim and Christian groups in the country all wear beards as a sign…
rt.com/news/485077-israel-fitted-masks-p…
Flowers of gratitude: Georgians save desperate farmer from going broke & shower medics fighting Covid-19 with HUNDREDS of tulips
rt.com | 2020-04-06
The coronavirus pandemic calls for self-distancing, but people can still come together to do a good deed
Czech Republic reports slowest daily rise in confirmed Covid-19 cases
rt.com | 2020-04-06
The Czech Republic reported its slowest daily percentage rise in confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, the Health Ministry said. The country had 4,591 cases as of Sunday midnight, up 2.6 percent from the previous day, the lowest percentage increase since early March, when there was a handful of known infections. | This followed increases of 282 on Saturday, 332 on Friday and 269 on Thursday, and was the lowest absolute daily increase since March 22. There were 4,710 tests done on Sunday, down from a record 6,889 on Friday but still up by nearly 2,000 from a week ago, when the daily number of detected infectio…
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Japan to declare month-long state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 other prefectures, PM Abe says
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus. Abe made the announcement in remarks to media televised live. | More than 3,500 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Japan and 85 have died, Reuters reported. The numbers have been rising with particular alarm over the spread in Tokyo, which has more than 1,000 cases, including 83 new ones on Monday. | An emergency, which Abe said would last about a month, will give governors authority to call on people to stay at home and businesses to close, bu…
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Pentagon orders US military personnel to wear face coverings made from… ‘–°LEAN T-SHIRTS’ & other household items
rt.com | 2020-04-06
All US military personnel must cover their faces in situations where they are unable to adhere to social-distancing guidelines, the Pentagon has announced. However, a shortage of masks means troops will have to get creative. | The new anti-coronavirus protocol
Russia confirms biggest one-day spike in new Covid-19 cases, as almost 1000 reported on Monday
rt.com | 2020-04-06
A week after most of the country went into a strict partial lockdown, Russia reported 954 new Covid-19 infections on Monday. A sharp increase on the previous days tally and a sign the fight against coronavirus is intensifying. | The total number of cases nationwide now stands at 6,343, with 47 dead. Over two-thirds (4,484) of known cases are concentrated in Moscow, Europe’s largest city and the country’s main transport hub. | However, there are worrying signs that Covid-19 is also spreading to more far-flung provinces, with infections now recorded in 80 of Russia’s 85 federal subjects. On Monday, the first dea…
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New Zealand to stick with tough Covid-19 curbs amid ‘early signs of improvement’
rt.com | 2020-04-06
New Zealand will stick to its tough curbs to combat the coronavirus, despite some early signs that the spread of the illness has been stabilizing. “Our actions for the remainder of the period in level four will be about doubling down to ensure the gains made in the first half are not squandered in the second,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters in Wellington on Monday. | The country’s 67 new infections were the lowest in five days, taking its tally to just over 1,100. New Zealand has reported one death, Reuters said. | Level-four curbs allow people to take walks or go to supermarkets for essentials,…
rt.com/newsline/485060-new-zealand-curbs…
Wayne Rooney ‘talked to by police’ for meeting Kyle Walker days after Man City star held lockdown sex party
rt.com | 2020-04-06
Wayne Rooney has been given a slap on the wrist for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by meeting Kyle Walker, just days after the Manchester City star breached isolation advice by holding a sex party with two prostitutes. | Former England captain Rooney and Man City full-back Walker were confronted by police when they were spotted walking with each other outside during the lockdown, which has been in place for over a week now to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. | A source told The Sun that the meeting “was all totally innocent and not deliberate.” | “Their kids go to the same school and spotted eac…
rt.com/sport/485073-wayne-rooney-kyle-wa…
Oil slips 6% after OPEC+ meeting delay as Trump vows ‘very substantial tariffs’ if Saudis & Russia fail to reach output cut deal
rt.com | 2020-04-06
US President Donald Trump has promised to impose “very substantial tariffs” on imported oil, unless Saudi Arabia and Russia reach a deal to push crude prices up, just as oil skidded again following last week’s rally. | Both Brent and WTI crude futures dived over nine percent at the Asian session opening, before bouncing back to around $32.6 and $26.6 a barrel respectively. The drop comes after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member partners abruptly delayed their emergency meeting until Thursday, apparently due to standing disagreements between Saudi Arabia and Russia. | Cr…
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Trump’s Iran sanctions policy on the turn
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-04-06
The past week witnessed a sudden spurt of tensions in the US-Iran standoff. There was intense speculation that to divert public attention in America from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump might order a military attack on Iran. Trump himself fuelled the speculation with the sudden outburst in a tweet on April 1: “Upon …
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Japan’s PM to declare state of emergency
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-06
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to fight the coronavirus outbreak but there will be no hard lockdowns.Abe also told reporters his government will launch a 108 trillion yen economic stimulus package to help counter the economic impact of the pandemic, including cash payouts to households in need and support to protect businesses and jobs.The prime minister said experts on a government-commissioned task force urged him to get a state of emergency ready as the Covid-19 outbreak is rapidly expanding in major citie…
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US braced for ‘9/11 moment’ as parts of Europe see glimmers of hope
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-06
The United States is braced for one of its darkest weeks in living memory amid the coronavirus pandemic, as some hard-hit European areas were seeing glimmers of hope.Italy, Spain and France saw signs that they are flattening the Covid-19 pandemic curve, but still reported hundreds of people dying each day.(PA Graphics)Leaders cautioned, however, that any gains could easily be reversed if people did not continue to adhere to strict social distancing measures and national lockdowns.In Washington, US surgeon general Jerome Adams offered a stark warning about the expected wave of deaths.”This is going to be our Pearl…
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Firefighters work to contain forest fires near Chernobyl nuclear site
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-06
Ukrainian firefighters worked overnight trying to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station.The area was evacuated because of radioactive contamination after the 1986 explosion at the plant.Ukraine’s emergencies service said one of the fires, covering about five hectares, had been localised. | It said the other fire was about 20 hectares.The head of the state ecological inspection service, Yehor Firsov, earlier said the fires had spread to about 100 hectares.Firsov said radiation levels at the fire were substantially higher than normal.But the emergencies service said radiat…
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Covid-19: What is the UK’s exit strategy from lockdown?
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-06
Thoughts are turning to how the UK will end its period of lockdown and start the transition back to normal life.– What is the UK’s exit strategy?No precise exit strategy has yet been formed, though Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College, who is advising the government, said experts are looking at it in detail this week.Ending the lockdown will rely on a substantial slowdown in the epidemic of Covid-19
UK PM Johnson says from hospital: I’m in good spirits doing routine tests
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he undergoing routine tests for coronavirus symptoms but was in good spirits and in touch with his team.”On the advice of my doctor, I went into hospital for some routine tests as I’m still experiencing coronavirus symptoms,” Johnson said on Twitter. “I’m in good spirits and keeping in touch with my team as we work together to fight this virus and keep everyone safe.”
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Situation Outside London Hospital After PM Boris Johnson Was Admitted Over COVID-19 Symptoms – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
On Sunday evening, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests as he continued to display persistent symptoms of COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200406107885144…
UK PM’s Spokesman Says Boris Johnson is Not on a Ventilator
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The prime minister was admitted to a hospital on 5 April after his COVID-19-related symptoms failed to disappear over a week after being diagnosed with the infection.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004061078854436-uk…
Quarantined worker in Amazon’s “meat grinder” in Texas denied sick pay, unable to get tested for COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-06
The WSWS has received a tip that as many as four workers at the DFW7 facility have already been infected, but management has not officially acknowledged any cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/06/amaz…
How to Save the Postal Service
Mike Davis | thenation.com | 2020-04-06
How to Save…
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San Diego “Honk for Justice” Calls for the Release of people in ICE Detention
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
Author Pedro Rios serves as director of the AFSC’s U.S./Mexico Border Program and has been on staff with AFSC since 2003. He is a steering committee member of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, which brings together over 60 organizations along the Southern border working to support migrants and border communities.
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Angola 3 Newsletter: DECARCERATE!!!!
ICFA | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
We dedicate this newsletter to the men, women and children in detention centers, jails and prisons, where they are unable to social distance or sanitize–leaving them to anxiously wait for the virus to take hold in their facilities. Please encourage your local governments to take action before the virus hits.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/02/1883207…
San Francisco: Mayor Breed Opts for Mass Indoor Camps
Quiver Watts, Street Sheet | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
While hundreds of advocates have been desperately contacting Mayor London Breed imploring her to place homeless people in hotel rooms and vacant units, it seems she has her own plan for addressing poverty during the pandemic: opening indoor camps to further concentrate vulnerable people.
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Correcting the Sentinel’s Latest Errors
Robert Norse & Keith McHenry | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
Food Not Bombs activist Keith McHenry corrects errors, omissions, and distoertions in Sentinel writer Jessica York’s recent story “Santa Cruz County launches joint homelessness task force in coronavirus pandemic; Food Not Bombs expands food distribution” (4 PM, April 4th) at www.santacruzsentinel.com/2020/04/04/san… .
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Updates from Santa Cruz’s Struggling Benchlands Meal & Santa Barbara’s Peter Marin
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
Santa Barbara activist Peter Marin blasts Santa Barbara’s “Let ‘Em Die: ” Lack of Services. Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs activist Keith McHenry Calls for More Volunteers, Warns Local Authorities Violate CDC Safeguards for Those Outside…
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Webinar: Racial Justice has no Borders: War & Militarization in the time of Pandemic
MoveOn.org, Veterans For Peace, others | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
Online (go to link below)…
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California Apartment Association is afraid of coronavirus rent strikes
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
With millions in California losing their jobs, income, food, and healthcare, while being ordered to shelter-in-place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the state and the nation, it seems reasonable to many that a rent strike not only seems feasible, but necessary.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/04/1883210…
We’re Not Paying Rent: Here’s Why
Oakland Rent Strike | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
While there has long been a housing crisis in Oakland
Oakland Rent Strike: Food Not Rent
capitalism is the virus | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
An organized group of tenants in Oakland are beginning a rent strike. We call on others to join us.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/02/1883207…
Pandemics, History, Science, Public Health, COVID-19 & Lessons For Today With Dr. Ruther
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
WorkWeek interviews Dr. George Rutherford who is a professor at UCSF and is a world expert on pandemics.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/06/1883212…
Livestream: Democracy and COVID-19: What Happens Next?
The Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
Online via livestream…
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California regulators approve new fracking permits during COVID-19 epidemic
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
The increase in oil and gas drilling permits in recent years, including fracking operations
Toward A Complete Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-04-06
MLK Library Sacramento | 24th Street Bypass | Sacramento, CA. 95822…
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Despite Brexit, UK Quietly Using EU Funding to Repatriate Brits Abroad
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
In all, six emergency flights brought around 1,000 Britons home in February and March from 16 countries, while the scheme more widely has repatriated over 14,000 since the start of the pandemic.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004061078854533-de…
Neither Pandemic Nor Economic Collapse is Going to Be a Short-Lived Crisis
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
On Thursday, April 2, the bottom fell out of the US economy, as the US Department of Labor reported that an unprecedented 6.6 million more workers in the US had been laid off and had filed claims for unemployment compensation payments with their state Unemployment Offices last week. That stunning news followed the already shocking…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/neither-pand…
Malaysia: COVID-19 response must confront three sides of the crisis
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-06
Asia & the Pacific Economy Jeyakumar DevarajIssue 1260 Malaysia Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) COVID-19April 6, 2020Mal…
greenleft.org.au/content/malaysia-covid-…
COVID-19: What can local councils do?
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-06
Healthcare Sue BoltonIssue 1260 Australia COVID-19 local government Moreland City CouncilApril 6, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has ex…
greenleft.org.au/content/covid-19-what-c…
Japan’s Abe Proposes State of Emergency, Stimulus Package Worth $1 Trillion Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Earlier in the day, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency in the country later this week in order to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/asia/202004061078852290-…
Russia Interested in Cooperating With Foreign Nations to Stabilise Energy Market – Kremlin
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-cartel producers are expected to discuss the deal’s future on Thursday, 9 April.
sputniknews.com/business/202004061078852…
Russia to Allocate $1 Million to WHO in 2020 to Fight COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko stated on Monday that most specialists believe that the coronavirus appeared naturally and not as a result of some experiment.
sputniknews.com/world/202004061078854965…
Ex-Special Branch Officer Becomes Oldest Briton to Recover From Coronavirus at 99
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Pollock, who turns 100 in November, served for the UK’s national security police force in Kenya – while there, she suffered from Malaria twice, which she says was “probably a little worse than coronavirus”.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004061078854126-co…
Iran Urges US to Remove Unilateral Sanctions on Tehran Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
On Saturday, Iran’s Ambassador to Belgium Gholamhossein Dehghani underscored that Washington’s anti-Iranian sanctions “undermine Tehran’s ability to effectively fight the virus in the long run without international support”.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020040610788…
COVID-19 Through the Lens of a Microscope
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March. To date, more than 1.17 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with nearly 65,000 related fatalities, according to a WHO report.
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UK Gov’t, Top Gaming Studios ‘1-Up’ COVID-19 Safety Alerts in Campaign to Tackle Deadly Disease
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The UK government has partnered with leading British gaming companies to broadcast safety messages in a campaign to stop the spread of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it announced on Monday.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004061078852490-uk…
Indian MPs, PM Modi, President Kovind Cut Their Salary by 30% for a Year to Support COVID-19 Fight
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Earlier today, the Indian Health Ministry reported that the number of coronavirus-related deaths in India had reached 109, while 490 people had tested positive in the past 24 hours, bringing the total count to 4,067.
sputniknews.com/india/202004061078852883…
Moscow to Soon Start Testing Foreign Express COVID-19 Diagnostics Systems – Deputy Mayor
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Foreign express coronavirus diagnostics systems may be soon registered in Russia and tested in Moscow, Deputy Moscow Mayor Anastasia Rakova told Russia-24 broadcaster on Monday.
sputniknews.com/russia/20200406107885281…
Monsta X Confirm They Will Join US MTV ‘Unplugged at Home’ Lineup
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The music channel is encouraging social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak and gathering artists online.
sputniknews.com/asia/202004061078853361-…
Heading to Great Depression? What the Best Solution to Skyrocketing Unemployment in US & UK May be
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The coronavirus-related recession is threatening to drag the US and UK’s economies into a crisis comparable only to the Great Depression of the 1930s leaving millions unemployed. Economists have outlined the causes of the crisis and offered ways to solve the unemployment dilemma.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202004061078853…
Paris’ Rungis Market Becomes Temporary Morgue Amid Coronavirus Pandemic – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The pandemic continues to spread across the globe, including European countries. At the moment, there are almost 93,000 confirmed cases in France and over 8,000 fatalities, which is the fourth and fifth position in the world respectively.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200406107885060…
Cold War Nuclear Tests Reveal Age of World’s Largest Fish for First Time Ever
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Biologists previously struggled to determine the age of whale sharks as they lack otoliths, bony structures, traditionally used to obtain information about the age of fishes.
sputniknews.com/science/2020040610788527…
UK’s Domestic Abuse Helpline Receives 25% More Calls During COVID-19 Lockdown
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
“In the current climate, it is certainly more challenging for women suffering abuse. Lines of communication could be severely limited if women are unable to leave the home”, the domestic abuse charity Refugee says.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004061078852924-uk…
Cosmic Awakening: Russian Telescope Tapes Flash From Once ‘Silent’ Black Star in Heart of Milky Way
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
The new Russian-German observatory “Spektr-RG” has been filming the galaxy and beyond since December 2019, and was tasked with coming up with an exceptionally high-resolution x-ray image of the universe.
sputniknews.com/science/2020040610788525…
BJP Politicians Held Rally, Fired Shots for Modi’s Blackout Call Against COVID-19 – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
New Delhi (Sputnik): In order to show the country’s collective will and united effort to defeat COVID-19, most people across India switched off the lights at their houses on Sunday evening.
sputniknews.com/india/202004061078851516…
If You Are Expecting a Child, Doctors Suggest Being Extra Cautious Amid COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
New Delhi (Sputnik): The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the entire world to a standstill because of the number of lives it has taken so far. Some 62, 784 have perished as of 6 April, according to the World Health Organisation. The impact can also be seen in India with 4,067 postive cases, 693 new ones emerging since Sunday alone.
sputniknews.com/india/202004061078851379…
Prime Minister Modi Urges ‘Digital Indians’ to Use Govt’s COVID-19 Detection App ‘Aarogya Setu’
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
New Delhi (Sputnik): Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, India’s federal government has launched a mobile application named Arogya Setu (literally Health Bridge) to enable people to self-assess the risk of catching the infection. The app also helps to find out whether the user has interacted with someone who could have tested positive for COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/india/202004061078851432…
Scientists Discover Never Before Seen Binary White Dwarf Stars Producing Gravitational Waves
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
Stars with a small mass, like the Sun, become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their lifecycle. After burning off all their fuel, they leave a dense core that cools over a billion years. Scientists believe that binary white dwarfs should produce energy in the form of ripples in the fabric of spacetime, also know as gravitational waves.
sputniknews.com/science/2020040610788516…
Natural Extravaganza: Mesmerising Whirlwind Murmuration of Birds Covers Sky in Western India – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-06
New Delhi (Sputnik): While a single flock of birds taking off into the vast sky is enchanting, a swarm of hundreds of thousands of birds creates a spectacular illusion of a single black mass weaving through the air.
sputniknews.com/viral/202004061078851039…
Faith in Experts Is As Unwarranted as Faith in Angels
Nawal Arjini | thenation.com | 2020-04-06
Faith in Experts Is As Unwarranted as Faith in Angels…
thenation.com/article/society/sheila-jas…
The New Symbols of Our Crisis
Rola Khayyat, The Nation, The Magnum Foundation | thenation.com | 2020-04-06
Rola Khayyat, The Nation, The Magnum Foundation The New Symbols of Our Crisis…
thenation.com/article/society/coronaviru…
The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month
UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers | thenation.com | 2020-04-06
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, graduate student workers’ living conditions are now their working conditions–and more than ever, we need them to be safe.
thenation.com/article/society/the-univer…
Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-04-06
Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy…
thenation.com/article/politics/wisconsin…
Wall Street Wins, Again: Bailouts in the Time of Coronavirus
Nomi Prins | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-06
To say that these are unprecedented times would be the understatement of the century. Even as the United States became the latest target of Hurricane COVID-19, in “hot spots” around the globe a continuing frenzy of health concerns represented yet another drop down the economic rabbit hole. Stay-at-home orders have engulfed the planet, encompassing a majority of Americans, all of India, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe. A second round of cases may be starting to surface in China. Meanwhile, small- and medium-sized businesses, not to speak of giant corporate entities, are already facing severe financial pain.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/wall-street-…
Combat negative perceptions about Islam and Muslims, says Indian leader
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
A top Indian Muslim leader on Monday urged Turkish global wire Anadolu Agency to intensify efforts to combat negative perceptions about Muslims and Islam all over the world.In his greeting message to the Agency on eve of completing 100 years of its news operations, lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi, also president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen said the global media was portraying the most peace-loving religion of Islam as violence-prone and diametrically opposed to the West.”Therefore, in these times it becomes imperative for a news organization like Anadolu Agency to shoulder the additional duty of dissemina…
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Pakistan police clash with doctors protesting lack of virus protection gear
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
Riot police wielding batons used force to break up a protest by Pakistani doctors and medical staff against a lack of gear to protect against coronavirus, arresting dozens of medics who say the government has failed to deliver promised supplies.Reuters journalists at the scene, in the southwestern city of Quetta, saw hundreds of doctors and paramedics, some in face masks and scrubs, chanting their demands. Some were dragged off by riot police in helmets, armed with rifles and batons.A senior police official said 30 protesters had been arrested for defying a ban on public gatherings imposed during a lockdown to fi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistan-police-c…
Africa: COVID-19 cases reach 9,198, deaths surpass 400
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
This came in a coronavirus surveillance update issued by the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.COVID-19, according to the update, has spread to 51 of the 54 countries in Africa, the latest being South Sudan that confirmed its first case on Sunday.The number of deaths has also gone up to 414 on Monday, up from 399 the previous day.A total of 747 coronavirus patients have been recovered so far, according to the update.The African Union Bureau of Heads of State and Government on COVID-19 prevention and resource, led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, last Friday reiterated the need for rapid…
yenisafak.com/en/world/africa-covid-19-c…
Bangladesh halts prayers at mosques over coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
Bangladesh on Monday suspended all prayers, including Friday congregations, at mosques as part of efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.The Muslim-majority country also imposed the restriction for all other religious groups, asking them to continue prayers and other activities at home to help the country overcome the coronavirus crisis.The decision was announced in an emergency notification issued by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFA), which operates under the Ministry of Religious Affairs.The statement said all religious events, gatherings, and joint prayers will be suspended until further, and legal punit…
yenisafak.com/en/world/bangladesh-halts-…
Dutch confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 5.3% to 18,803
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 952, or 5.3%, to 18,803, health authorities said, with 101 new deaths.The Netherlands’ Institute for Public Health (RIVM) said in its daily update that total deaths had risen to 1,867.The RIVM continues to caution that the numbers reflect only confirmed positive cases and confirmed deaths, while actual numbers are larger.
yenisafak.com/en/world/dutch-confirmed-c…
China vows to strengthen coronavirus controls at land borders as cases rise
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
China will work to further prevent coronavirus cases imported through its land borders, the Chinese government said in a statement on Monday after a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.The risk of the virus being imported into China via land borders is increasing and the number of such cases has exceeded those recorded at airports recently, the statement said.Of the 38 imported cases with symptoms recorded in mainland China on Sunday, 20 had arrived in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang after travelling overland from Vladivostok in neighbouring Russia, having flown to Vladivostok from Moscow.
yenisafak.com/en/world/china-vows-to-str…
COVID-19 cuts short volleyball player’s career in Italy
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
Turkish volleyball player Irem Cor’s career in Italy was cut short due to new coronavirus or COVID-19 crisis in the country.She was only able to play three games with the Italian volleyball team Lardini Filottrano after she left Turkish club Besiktas at the end of January.The Italian volleyball league has been postponed like other sports events in the world amid coronavirus fears.Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Monday, Cor said that she returned from Italy 20 days ago and did not have any problems.”Italy was put under lockdown before I left. Then, I said to my agency that I want to return to Turkey. When the first…
yenisafak.com/en/sports/covid-19-cuts-sh…
Romania will extend state of emergency by 30 days, says president
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
Romania’s government will extend its state of emergency by another 30 days after the current period ending next week, to help halt the spread of the new coronavirus, President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday.”We need to do this again. It’s a necessity. People should understand that without this measure, the virus cannot be stopped,” Iohannis told a video briefing.Romania has so far recorded 4,057 confirmed cases of infection and 157 deaths.
yenisafak.com/en/world/romania-will-exte…
Coronavirus global death toll tops 70,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 70,000 on Monday, according to figures compiled by the U.S.’ Johns Hopkins University. Since emerging in Wuhan, China last December, the COVID-19 disease has spread to at least 183 countries and regions around the globe, while confirmed cases have climbed to nearly 1.3 million.With the exact number of deaths as of 0730GMT stands at 70,356, worldwide more than 270,000 people diagnosed with the virus have recovered.Italy, Spain, France, and the U.K. continue to be the hardest-hit countries in terms of fatalities.The U.S. has reported the most number of cases
France launches online lockdown permission form
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
With France under a strict lockdown until April 15 to slow the spread of coronavirus, it is required that each person carry a paper certificate while outside, attesting to the nature of their trip.On Monday, the government released a digital certificate for use on mobile phones as well. It is available on the Ministry of the Interior’s website for download onto smartphones.After clicking on “generate a certificate,” and filling out the required fields, a PDF file is created to be saved on the phone.The digital certificate has a QR code for scan in the event of a police check. No private information is sent to th…
yenisafak.com/en/world/france-launches-o…
Swiss coronavirus deaths hit 584, positive tests rise to 21,652
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
The Swiss death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to 584, the country’s public health agency said on Monday, from 559 people on Sunday.The number of positive tests also increased to 21,652 from 21,100 on Sunday, it said.
yenisafak.com/en/world/swiss-coronavirus…
Mormon church to open first temple in mainland China
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, plans to open its first temple in mainland China at a time when Beijing has been clamping down steadily on religious freedoms.The temple in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai will help fill a gap left by renovation work since last July at the church’s temple in Hong Kong, Russell M. Nelson, president of the church, announced on Sunday.He also said seven other temples would open, including one in Dubai, its first in the Middle East.”In Shanghai, a modest, multipurpose meeting place will provide a way for Chinese members…
yenisafak.com/en/world/mormon-church-to-…
France to see worst post-war downturn this year: minister
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-06
France will likely see its worst post-war economic downturn this year, far surpassing the -2.2% slump seen in 2009 after the global financial crisis, its finance minister said on Monday.”We will probably be at more than the -2.2% in 2009. That’s shows the magnitude of the economic shock we are facing,” Le Maire told the Senate in hearing by teleconference.The government estimated last month in an emergency budget update that the economy would contract 1% this year, but has since indicated that it would have to revise that figure.
yenisafak.com/en/world/france-to-see-wor…
COVID-19 Is Turning Prisons Into “Kill-Boxes”
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-05
“Our prisons are about to be utterly transformed by tragedy on a grand scale.” So concludes “COVID-19 And Indiana Prisons,” a 13-page blueprint to save the lives of thousands of people locked up in the cages of the Indiana Department of Corrections. | Written through a collective process involving more than 600 formerly incarcerated women, the report calls for the release of 5,662 people
Settlers Flood Palestinian Farm Lands near Hebron
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-04-05
Illegal Israeli settlers on Sunday, flooded Palestinian-owned farms planted with grapes, near the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, a local source reported. Local activist, Mohammad Awad, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that extremist colonial settlers from Gush Etzion settlement bloc, built on …
imemc.org/article/settlers-flood-palesti…
Army Causes Dozens Of Palestinians To Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-04-05
Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Saturday evening, the town of Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and caused dozens of Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during ensuing protests. The Coordinator of the Popular Committee in Kufur Qaddoum, Morad Eshteiwi, stated that several …
imemc.org/article/army-causes-dozens-of-…
Sanders Will Present Legislation to Pay All Medical Costs for Coronavirus Patients
Eric Zuesse | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-05
Bernie Sanders, the Junior Democratic (nominally Independent) U.S. Senator from Vermont, is working with other progressives in Congress to come up with proposed emergency legislation that would pay all coronavirus medical costs throughout the coronavirus epidemic in America, and that would pay salaries of laid-off workers, so that the economy will not crash. In a …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/sanders-will-…
The Coronavirus Pandemic, Like Other Global Catastrophes, Reveals the Limitations of Nationalism
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-04-05
We live with a profound paradox. Our lives are powerfully affected by worldwide economic, communications, transportation, food supply, and entertainment systems. Yet we continue an outdated faith in the nation-state, with all the divisiveness, competition, and helplessness that faith produces when dealing with planetary problems. As we have seen in recent weeks, the coronavirus, like Read…
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One NATO country is using the coronavirus as a weapon of war
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-04-05
Across the world, countries are struggling to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19). But one NATO country, Turkey, is using the pandemic as a weapon of war and a tool of repression. | Both domestically and in its war in the North East of Syria (aka Rojava), the Turkish state is seizing the opportunity of coronavirus to continue its war against majority Kurdish communities. | Cutting off water supplies during a pandemic: | On 3 April, Kurdistan 24 reported that: Shelling by Turkish-backed armed groups on Thursday caused severe…
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New York State Pays Up to 15 Times the Normal Prices for Medical Equipment
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-05
With the coronavirus outbreak creating an unprecedented demand for medical supplies and equipment, New York state has paid 20 cents for gloves that normally cost less than a nickel and as much as $7.50 each for masks, about 15 times the usual price. It’s paid up to $2,795 for infusion pumps, more than twice the regular rate. And $248,841 for a portable X-ray machine that typically sells for $30,000 to $80,000. | This payment data, provided by state officials, shows just how much the shortage of…
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Iraq: UN health agency helps beat ‘latest bottleneck’ in COVID-19 battle
news.un.org | 2020-04-05
With a global shortage of supplies and equipment to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the UN health agency has assisted in successfully producing urgently needed laboratory items for testing suspected COVID-19 cases in Iraq.
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By Refusing to Cancel In-Person Voting, Wisconsin GOP Weaponizes Coronavirus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-05
Despite warnings from public health experts and legal challenges by voting rights groups, the Democratic primary and state and local elections are set to go forward on Tuesday after Republican state legislators refused to take up a proposal to cancel most in-person voting in light of the coronavirus pandemic. | After Democratic Gov. Tony Evers ordered la…
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Iraq War Lies Still Cause Pervasive Distrust of UK State
L’Ordre | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-05
With anti-statist paranoia and acts of vandalism now part of the coronavirus crisis in the UK, in one outrageous video sent to me by a friend (I will not produce it, due to the responsibility to prevent the spread of false information) a British man denounced the virus as a hoax. What is most shocking …
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The Billionaires Putting Their Wealth Above Public Health Amid the Pandemic
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-05
While millions are facing health and financial uncertainty and unemployment rolls are reaching record levels due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a small group of wealthy elites are thriving. Not only do the rich and powerful seem to have access to otherwise near-impossible to obtain COVID-19 testing and enjoy better access to healthcare, they are also self-isolating at swanky vacation esta…
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Israel May Impose Lockdown on East Jerusalem to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-04-05
Israeli TV Channel, Kan, reported on Sunday that Israeli authorities in the internationally-recognized occupied East Jerusalem, may impose a total lockdown on some Palestinian-populated neighborhoods and some other religious Jewish communities in East Jerusalem, itself. The report by Kan TV suggested that five areas, including the two Palestinian neighborhoods of …
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A shocking video exposes the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh
Chris Jarvis | thecanary.co | 2020-04-05
On the face of it, Bangladesh appears not to have been hit hard by the new coronavirus (Covid-19). Official statistics show that | ‡¶Ü‡¶Æ…
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China mourns loss of life in pandemic, sends aid to NYC
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-05
April 4 was a day of national mourning in the People’s Republic of China as millions paused to mark the lives lost in the pandemic. | According to a report from New China News Agency (Xinhua), “President Xi Jinping led the national mourning, which paid tribute to martyrs who sacrificed their lives fighting the outbreak and fellow Chinese who died.” Xi also serves as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. | In addition to public mourning ceremonies, the report stated “Subway trains in big cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, briefly suspended operations. Passengers stood up in subway cars. Stat…
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